Literature Skills - Cause and Effect in Stories for Grade 6 

This Grade 6 worksheet is designed to help students understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships in stories. Through engaging activities such as multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and paragraph writing, students will develop their critical thinking skills and improve their ability to recognize how events in stories are connected. By practicing with real-life examples and literary scenarios, students will strengthen their grammar and storytelling abilities. 
 

This worksheet provides:
1. **Multiple Choice Questions** – Choose the correct cause or effect.
2. **Fill-in-the-Blanks** – Complete sentences with appropriate cause-effect relationships.
3. **Underline the Words** – Identify and underline the cause in sentences.
4. **Paragraph Writing** – Create a story using clear cause-and-effect logic.

 

🔹 Answer Key

Exercise 1 – Choose the correct option showing cause or effect 
1. b) A tree fell on wires. 
2. a) He woke up late today. 
3. b) Streets were full of water. 
4. a) She worked all evening. 
5. b) Tracks were damaged badly. 
6. b) He scored good marks. 
7. a) They got enough sunlight. 
8. b) A loud speaker was used. 
9. b) Rain started suddenly. 
10. a) Ice cream melted quickly. 
 

Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks 
1. damage 
2. punishment 
3. flooding 
4. headache 
5. success 
6. tiredness 
7. falling 
8. burn 
9. trouble 
10. delay 
 

Exercise 3 – Tick True if cause-effect relationship is correct and False if not 
1.True
2.True
3.False
4.True
5.False
6.True
7.False
8.True
9.False
10.True 
 

Exercise 4 – Underline the part that shows the cause 
1. The car slipped **due to the wet road**. 
2. Ravi missed assembly **as he woke up late**. 
3. The ice cream melted **because of heat**. 
4. The bell rang, **so students left class**. 
5. Meera improved **as a result of daily practice**. 
6. The room became dark **since the lights went off**. 
7. The field flooded **due to heavy rain**. 
8. Asha slept early **because she was tired**. 
9. Strong winds **caused trees to fall**. 
10. Raj scored well **as he studied hard**.
 

Exercise 5 – Fill in the blanks to show cause-and-effect 
Last week in **the city**, heavy rainfall continued for **several** days without stopping. Because of this constant rain, water began to collect on **roads** and in low areas. As drains got blocked with **garbage** waste, the water had no place to go and streets quickly **flooded**. Due to the flooding, school buses were **delayed** and many students reached **late**. Shops in the market also closed **early** because customers could not travel easily. Since people stayed indoors, traffic became **heavy** but emergency services found it difficult to **respond**.
 

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