Because and Result

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen informational text comprehension, cause-and-effect analysis, critical thinking, event sequencing, and evidence-based reasoning through a nonfiction passage about a heatwave. Students identify relationships between causes and outcomes, analyze chains of events, and evaluate how multiple factors interact within a real-world scenario.

Learning Goals

• Cause and Effect Analysis (Grades 4-6): Identify clear causes and match them to their correct effects using textual evidence.
• Event Chain Reasoning: Analyze how events connect and build upon one another within an informational passage.
• Key Details & Context Clues: Use specific details from the text to justify cause-and-effect relationships.
• Impact Evaluation: Determine which cause had the greatest effect and explain reasoning clearly.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support nonfiction reading and analytical skill development.
• Graphic Organizer Support: Cause-and-effect chart helps students organize thinking visually and logically.
• Cross-Curricular Application: Reinforces skills used in science, social studies, and informational reading units.
• Flexible Use: Works well for whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or homework.

This printable worksheet builds strong foundations in cause-and-effect reasoning, close reading, and analytical thinking. By isolating triggers, outcomes, and contributing conditions, students gain confidence navigating complex informational texts. Suitable for both classroom and homeschool settings, this resource supports deeper understanding of how events are connected and why those relationships matter.

This worksheet is part of our Critical Comprehension Worksheets collection.