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Grade 3 English Language Arts · Cause and Effect

Grade 3 Cause and Effect Practice Test

Build Grade 3 reading skills with five 10-question practice tests on cause and effect, sequence, signal words, inference, and text evidence.

Cause and Effect Practice Tests

These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students explain why events happen and what happens as a result. Students use sequence clues, signal words such as because and so, and details from fiction and informational passages.

Skills covered

  • Identifying causes and effects
  • Putting events in logical sequence
  • Recognizing cause-and-effect signal words
  • Predicting likely results
  • Connecting multiple causes to one effect
  • Supporting answers with text evidence

How to use these practice tests

Ask what happened first and what happened because of it. Words such as because, so, since, therefore, and as a result can help, but always check the full passage to confirm the relationship.

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Grade 3 Cause and Effect Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on cause and effect, sequence, signal words, inference, and text evidence.

Read each passage and identify what happened first, what happened because of it, and which details show the cause-and-effect relationship.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What caused less trash to go to the landfill?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Residents sorted materials for recycling.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Sorting materials allowed more items to be recycled instead of sent to the landfill.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is Residents sorted materials for recycling.

Sorting materials allowed more items to be recycled instead of sent to the landfill.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What was an effect of placing recycling bins next to trash cans?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Residents could sort materials into the correct bins.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The nearby bins made it possible for residents to separate paper, cans, and plastic.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is Residents could sort materials into the correct bins.

The nearby bins made it possible for residents to separate paper, cans, and plastic.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. Why did the town teach residents to sort materials?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is So more materials could be recycled.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Sorting correctly helps recyclable materials go to the recycling center.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is So more materials could be recycled.

Sorting correctly helps recyclable materials go to the recycling center.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What was an effect of recycling some materials?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is They were used to make new products.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The passage says the town used some recycled materials to make new products.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is They were used to make new products.

The passage says the town used some recycled materials to make new products.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What happened first?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The town placed recycling bins next to trash cans.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The bins were placed before residents learned to sort and before the results occurred.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is The town placed recycling bins next to trash cans.

The bins were placed before residents learned to sort and before the results occurred.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What caused the recycling center to thank residents?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Residents sorted carefully.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Careful sorting helped the recycling program work well.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is Residents sorted carefully.

Careful sorting helped the recycling program work well.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What does “landfill” most likely mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A place where trash is taken and stored.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: A landfill is a place where trash is buried or stored.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is A place where trash is taken and stored.

A landfill is a place where trash is buried or stored.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. Which sentence best shows a cause-and-effect relationship?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The sentence uses because to connect recycling as the cause with less landfill trash as the effect.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill.

The sentence uses because to connect recycling as the cause with less landfill trash as the effect.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. What might happen if residents stopped sorting materials?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is More recyclable items might go to the landfill.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: Without sorting, fewer materials could be recycled correctly.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is More recyclable items might go to the landfill.

Without sorting, fewer materials could be recycled correctly.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Passage: The town placed recycling bins next to its regular trash cans. Residents learned to sort paper, cans, and plastic into the correct bins. Because more materials were recycled, less trash went to the landfill. The town used some recycled materials to make new products. The recycling center thanked residents for sorting carefully. Which title best fits the passage?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is How Sorting Helps Recycling.

  1. Find the event: Identify what happened first and what happened because of it.
  2. Connect cause and effect: The passage focuses on bins, careful sorting, and the benefits of recycling.
  3. Check the relationship: The correct choice is How Sorting Helps Recycling.

The passage focuses on bins, careful sorting, and the benefits of recycling.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Cause and Effect

What is a cause?

A cause is the reason something happens.

What is an effect?

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Cause and Effect questions in total.