Candy Consequences

This cause-and-effect worksheet is designed for Grades 3-5 and helps students analyze how choices lead to consequences in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Students examine each Golden Ticket winner’s actions inside the factory and identify what happened as a result, connecting behavior to outcome. By focusing on clear action-reaction pairs, learners deepen their understanding of character flaws, lessons learned, and moral messages in the story.

Students record their thinking using clear written explanations, reinforcing comprehension and expressive writing skills while revisiting key moments from the factory tour.

Learning Goals

• Cause and Effect Analysis (Elementary ELA) – Link character actions to resulting consequences
• Character Motivation & Outcomes – Understand how traits drive decisions and results
• Reading Comprehension – Recall and analyze key plot events
• Explanatory Writing – Express ideas clearly using complete sentences

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Aligned with upper elementary ELA standards
• Focused Moral Reasoning – Highlights lessons about self-control, kindness, and responsibility
• Structured Thinking – Action → consequence format supports logical reasoning
• Engaging & Memorable – Uses iconic characters and scenes to boost motivation
• Flexible Use – Ideal for independent practice, guided reading, review, or assessment
• Low Prep – Print-and-use worksheet with straightforward prompts

This Candy Consequences worksheet helps students see how Roald Dahl uses cause and effect to teach lessons through character behavior. By analyzing what each child did and what happened next, learners strengthen comprehension, reasoning, and writing skills-while gaining insight into how choices shape outcomes in stories and in life.

This worksheet is part of our Charlie and the Chocolate Factory worksheets collection.