Science - Body Systems

Science 6 - Nervous System
Test-type worksheet on the nervous system, includes the function of the nervous system, parts of the brain, parts of the nerve cell, and ailments of the nervous system

Reading - Making Inferences

Let's read this short passage:

Dennis stomped into the house and slammed the door. His mom looked at him and saw that he was scowling. 

From what you've read, can you tell if Dennis is angry? Let's look at the clues:
         He stomped into the house.
         He slammed the door.
         He was scowling.

Even though there is nothing on the passage that states, "Dennis is angry," we know from experience that an angry person often stomps, slams, and scowls. What you did there was make an inference. 

Making inferences is also known as making logical guesses. You make a conclusion by recalling relevant experiences and connecting these with what you read.  

Here are some worksheets that will test your inference-making skill:

Reading 5 - Making inferences (Practice)
Short practice on applying what you know to answer questions based on the passages

Reading 5 - Making inferences (Practice)
Short practice on applying what you know to answer questions based on the passages

English - Cause and Effect

Cause and effect is a relationship between at least two actions or events. The cause is "why" an action or event takes place. The result of that action or even is the effect.

Let's take a look at this example.

The two events here are:

          The man stepped on a banana peel.

          The man slipped.

In order to determine which one is the cause and which is the effect, we need to find out which event happened first. He probably stepped on the banana peel first, which is why he slipped. So in our example, the cause is the "stepping on the banana peel" part while the effect is the "slipping" part.

Most of the time, sentences contain clue words to point out the cause and effect. Check out this table of expressions:

Cause	Effect
because	as a result
since	so
reason	therefore
so that	thus
unless	consequently

Let's try it out.

 The man slipped because he stepped on a banana peel.

The clue word used is because. This means that the event written after it, "he stepped on a banana peel," is the cause in the sentence. 

Let's try another clue word.

The man stepped on a banana peel so he slipped.

Here, we see that the clue word is so. This means that the event written after it, "he slipped," is the effect in the sentence.

Here are some worksheets that you can use for cause and effect:

Reading 1 - Cause and effect (Practice)

Worksheet on determining which part of the sentences is the cause and the effect