• Cause effect relationship.

Cause refers to
the agent what brings about something;
Effect is the result, which the agent
brought.
• An event that ends in result is called a
cause while the result is known as the
effect.
• To identify causes, we ask, Why did this
happen? To identify effects, we ask, What
happened because of this?
How do you think of other possible causes/effect
for situation?
We think of other events that could
bring about a given situation (cause) or
other results of a given cause (effect).
• To identify other possible causes, we
ask, What are the other reasons why did
this happen? To identify other possible
effects, we ask, What else happened
because of this?
Ask the children to determine the part that states
the cause and effect in the following sentences.
1. The contribution of a child’s income or labor at
home can move a family from hunger to bare
sufficiency.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
2. It is often that their children of
unemployed or underemployed
parents who are offered jobs because
children are cheaper and easier to
exploit.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
3. In many nations-in-debt, lack of resources,
a focus on military spending, and unfavorable
trade patterns undercut development
programs.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
 4. Misplaced government
priorities and cuts in social
spending forced by international
lending institution means
diminished support for education.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
5. Diminished support for education
resulted to availability, quality, and
relevance of education.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
6. School fees (sometimes 6-10
dollars per month) often force
children to work, while inflexible
classroom schedule demand that
they choose between work and
school.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
7. The harder and more hazardous
the job, the more likely it is to be
considered traditionally the province
of the poor, the young, ethnic
minorities, and women.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
8. Plants give off oxygen, which
man needs for breathing, and man
gives off carbon dioxide which
plants need for making food.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
9. The African honey guide loves
beeswax. Although, it can find
beehives on its own, it cannot break it
open. So, this little bird looks for a
badger.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
10. Chirping to get the badger’s
attention, the honey guide leads it
to the beehive.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
11. Upon reaching the beehive, the
badger jumps on it, tears it apart, and
eats the honey. The angry bees try to
sting the badger.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
12. When the badger has
finished eating honey, it
leaves happily.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
13. As soon as the angry bees are
gone, the African honey guide goes to
the honeycomb and eats its favorite
beeswax.

Cause: Effect:
_______________ _________________
Assignment: Give the causes of the following
effects. These sentences were taken from the
news item “Honest cabbie gets plaudits from
Arroyo”.
1. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
praised the New York cab driver because
he returned a bag of pearls to his
passenger.
2. By returning the pearls Sulpico demonstrated to
the world the Filipino value of honesty.
3. Sulpico earned widespread praise from the city
because he returned a bag of rare South
Pacific earls to his passenger.
4. Sulpico was honored with commendations by
the New York Taxi and Limousine
Commission as well as Mayor Michael
Bloomberg because of his honesty.
5. The price of being a celebrity is beginning
to get in the way of his work. He finds
himself answering his cell phone while on the
road with a passenger.
6. He tries to remain humble and modest, and
is carefully watching his back, aware that
anything he says and does can always go
under the microscope.