{"product_id":"cause-effect-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-wishing-tree","title":"Cause \u0026 Effect | Reading Mystery Worksheets | Grades 3–5 | The Wishing Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery passage in this pack turns on one question — what made that happen?\u003c\/strong\u003e Students read five ordinary pieces of writing about wishes and magic, answer three questions on each, and clear a name off the suspect list with every correct answer. Printable, self-checking and completely no prep, it fits cause-and-effect units, literacy centers, guided reading, early finishers, sub days and homework in \u003cstrong\u003eGrades 3–5\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cause and effect · \u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–5 · \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 unrelated passages × 3 questions, 16-suspect line-up, written response and full answer keys (printable PDF, color and black-and-white) · \u003cstrong\u003eTheme:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Wishing Tree\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Case\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor thirty-one nights, wishes tied to the tree in the square have been coming true — a lost ring back overnight, a cat home by morning. Nobody has ever seen anyone at that tree. Sixteen people live around the square, every one of them was at home on all thirty-one of those nights, and one of them is granting the wishes. Here is the hard part: nobody wrote down what happened at the tree, so there is no account of it to read. What students have instead is a folder of five ordinary pieces of writing about wishes and magic — and the way to read them is to keep asking what made each thing happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 5 Passages\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lantern on the Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e — legend. One climb, one wish a year, and what happens when a girl climbs twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wishing Well\u003c\/strong\u003e — realistic fiction. A coin, a hope, and an outcome nobody planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Crow and the Mouse\u003c\/strong\u003e — fable. A bargain with consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jar on the Shelf\u003c\/strong\u003e — journal entries. Something kept, something spent, written up night by night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear Wish Office\u003c\/strong\u003e — letter. A complaint, and the chain of events behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the Reading Mystery Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents take on the role of Reading Detectives. The five passages are not connected to each other. Each is followed by three questions about what caused what, plus a \u003cstrong\u003ePROVE IT\u003c\/strong\u003e prompt asking students to copy the words that say what happened and why. Every correct answer clears one name from the sixteen-suspect list. Clear fifteen, and the name still standing is the one tying wishes to that tree in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \"You are a detective\" case-file page that sets the scene and the mission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive short passages across five genres — legend, story, fable, journal and letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree cause-and-effect questions on every passage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA PROVE IT text-evidence prompt on every passage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sixteen-suspect line-up page for eliminating names one clue at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten-response pages with sample answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA themed word search and extension activities for early finishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-checking answer keys for every page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull color and ink-saving black-and-white versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher instructions and print-and-go PDF format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSkills Covered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying causes and their effects in a text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollowing a chain of events where one effect becomes the next cause\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelling a real cause from something that merely happened first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading across genres — legend, fiction, fable, journal and letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoting and citing text evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogical reasoning and deductive elimination as suspects are ruled out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBest Used For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCause and effect units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteracy centers and guided reading groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning work, homework and early finishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstitute and relief days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-group reading and intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehension review and test prep for Grades 3–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore From This Line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/reading-mysteries\"\u003eReading Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e, or pair it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/context-clues-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-bakers-dozen\"\u003eThe Baker's Dozen\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/main-idea-key-details-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-midnight-gardener\"\u003eThe Midnight Gardener\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiwiland Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62265376768370,"sku":"17433783","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/2848\/0626\/files\/cause-and-effect-reading-comprehension-passages-3rd-4th-5th-grade.jpg?v=1788154330","url":"https:\/\/kiwilandeducation.com\/products\/cause-effect-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-wishing-tree","provider":"Kiwiland Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}