Cause and Effect Worksheet 2: Why Plants Wilt
Find causes and effects in a short science passage.
Why Plants Wilt
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Read the passage, then answer the questions.
- 0Why Plants Wilt
Plants need water to stay upright. Water fills the cells inside their stems and leaves, making them firm like a balloon.
When the soil dries out, the plant loses water faster than its roots can replace it. As a result, the cells go soft and the plant droops, or wilts.
If the plant is watered soon enough, the cells refill and the plant stands up again. But if it goes without water for too long, the leaves turn brown and the plant may die.
- 1What fills the cells to make plants firm? A air B water C sunlight
- 2What causes a plant to wilt?
- 3What is the effect of watering a wilting plant in time?
- 4What happens if a plant has no water for too long? A It grows faster B The leaves turn brown and it may die C It turns blue
- 5Find a phrase that signals an effect.
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Answer key — Sheet A (5 answers)
- 1. B – water
- 2. It loses water faster than the roots can replace it.
- 3. The cells refill and the plant stands up again.
- 4. B – The leaves turn brown and it may die
- 5. As a result.
About this skill
Science texts are full of cause and effect: look for words like because, so, and as a result.
How to teach it
- Read the passage twice: once for meaning, once for detail.
- Underline the words that prove each answer.
- Say your answer in a full sentence.
Mistakes to watch for
- Answering from opinion rather than evidence in the text.
