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Sometimes, there are no clue words to shorv <strong>cause</strong> and <strong>effect</strong> in a reading passage.\44ren there are no clue u.ords, do the follor,rring:* To find an effecr, think about whnt happened.t To find a <strong>cause</strong>) think about horp or 11)h)t Lt happened.* Think about u.hat vou alread), knorv about hou. one thing might calrseanother thing to happen.Read this fable by Aesop. Then answer the questions.:The Boy Who Cried WolfThere once was a boy who lived in a small village. Each day, he took hisshelP a hig_h meadow to eat grass. One day, the boy was ^tobored with hiswork. So, he decided to play a trick. 'Wolf! Wolf!' he cried. 'A wolf is here!'The people in the village rushed to the meadow to save the bov and hissheep. They found the boy safe and laughing. 'l was only kidding,'the boy said.'There is no wolf here,' he laughed.are very naughty,'the people said., _Y:,rushed to the meadow only to find the boy laughing.A few days passed. The boy was in the meadow, when he saw a real wolf.'Wolf! Wolf!' he cried. 'A wolf is getting the sheep.'The people in the village heard the boy's cries. This time, they did not rushto help him. They weren't going to be tricked again.5. The boy took the sheep ro themeadou, so that thev could@ eat grass.@ run in the meador,r..O sleep in the grass.O play in the meadou..6.Why did the bo.v cry 'rvolf'the first timef@ He saw a u'olf.@ F{e u.as doing his job.O He needed help.@ He was bored.7.8.The people did nor come the lasttime the boy cried 'll'olf' be<strong>cause</strong>they@ were too busy working.@ thought it w.as anorher trick.O did not hear the boy.@ \\/ere afiaid of the rvolf.Wh,t did the people sarr thar the bcrvas naughryf@ They didn't like to laugh.@ They didn't like funny jokes.@ They didn't like his trick.@ They didn't like the boy.Recognising Cause and EffectSTABS Book C CAl005 O 2006 llawker Brownlow Educa

"' ;ad this article about two kinds of simple machines. Then answer the: testions.The Whbbl ahd:th.e Axl€Simple,,mbchines are,uieful,,becauie they,help .pe.o,ple do things that they iould notdo o,n:::theii .:*wn.':.The,,,wheal and the axle are two simple machines.foui..*,hee.ls,,b.,a.,c5,r,,,,have a bar that::is attbched :to t,hd:1,b.o.ntfb...of. .the..wl'ieel. This ba r is,,Ch.|led..f n...,.axle. The axle <strong>cause</strong>s the wheels to spin.Skateboards have axles. So do rollerskates andbirycles. Look around you. Think about the simplemachines that help you do things that you couldnot do on your own.backward, The iteering wheel inside the cir turns thetwo front wheels. When a driver turns the steeringwheel to the right, the front wheeli of the Car iuin tothe right. When ihe driver turns the steering wheel tothe left, the froni wheels of the car turn to the left.Many wheels, like the'frl.\44rat <strong>cause</strong>s the fiont u.heelsof a car to turnf@ the engine@ the steering u'heelO the axle@ abarSimple machines are useftilbe<strong>cause</strong> they@ <strong>cause</strong> people to do things thel'rrou,ld nof usua111' 4o.I move the fiont r,r'heels of a car.O help people do things theYcould not do on their owl1.O help r,r'heels turn and sPin.lI. What happens u'hen a driver turnsthe steering r,vheel to the leftf@ The tyres spin.@ The fiont u'heels turnto the right.O The car moves backrvard.@ The front u'heels turn to the left.L2. The part of a car that <strong>cause</strong>sthe rvheels to spin is called the@ axle.@ fi ont u'heel.O steering u'heel.@ driver.rS Book C CA1005 O 2006 Hawker Brownlow EducationRecognising Cause and Effect