You're working on a worksheet called
“Making Good Decisions” that teaches you to think through choices using key vocabulary:
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Choice — a decision already made
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Responsible — being answerable for your conduct and behavior
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Action — something you do in response to an action or choice
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Cause — the reason for an action or condition
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Effect — something that happens because of an action or choice
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✔ Let’s solve “Let’s Practice!” section step by step:
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#### 1.
Tommy’s mother took away his cell phone as a ___ for bad conduct.
→ This is a *result* of his bad behavior.
✔ Answer: Effect
*(The effect is what happens after the cause — here, bad conduct caused the phone being taken away.)*
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#### 2.
It is your ___ whether or not to behave appropriately in class.
→ This is about personal accountability — it’s up to you to decide and be answerable.
✔ Answer: Responsibility
*(You are responsible for your own behavior.)*
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#### 3.
After it is ___, making sure your homework is complete is your job.
→ The blank refers to a decision already made — probably “after it is decided” or “after the choice is made.”
✔ Answer: Choice
*(Once the choice to do homework is made, completing it becomes your job.)*
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#### 4.
Hiring a person to lie in the line is an ___ that leads to negative consequences.
→ Hiring someone to lie is an *action* — something you do.
✔ Answer: Action
*(An action is something you actively do — hiring someone to lie is an action with bad effects.)*
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#### 5.
After choosing to fail at her math test, lying to her parents was direct ___.
→ Lying is something she *did* after making the choice to fail — so it’s an action.
✔ Answer: Action
*(She chose to fail → then took the action of lying.)*
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#### 6.
Not doing homework and studying can lead to ___ bad grades.
→ Not doing homework is the *cause*, and bad grades are the *effect*. But the sentence says “can lead to ___ bad grades,” which implies we’re naming the *reason* (cause) behind the bad grades.
✔ Answer: Cause
*(Not studying = cause; bad grades = effect.)*
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📝 Final Answers:
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Effect
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Responsibility
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Choice
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Action
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Action
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Cause
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💡 Key Takeaway:
This exercise helps you understand how decisions (choices) lead to actions, which have causes and effects — and you are responsible for them. Thinking this way helps you make better, more thoughtful decisions!
Let me know if you want to practice more examples! 😊
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of making good choices worksheets.
