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Causes of a Problem

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    Identifying possible causes of a problem.
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  • You go to take a shower and there is no hot water.
    The temperature in the bathroom is too low.
    The hot water heater is broken.
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  • The car coasts to a stop and the engine dies.
    You have a flat tire.
    You are out of gas.
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  • You go to a friend's house for dinner. No one answers the door.
    It is a holiday.
    She is in the back yard.
    You are wearing the wrong clothing.
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  • You tum on the television, but there is no picture.
    Someone is wat.ching television in the next room.
    It has been left on too long.
    It is unplugged.
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  • You oversleep because the alarm clock doesn't ring.
    You forgot to set the alarm.
    It is too cold in the room.
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  • You want to turn down a city street, but the street is blocked off .
    Rain is coming.
    Workers are repairing the street.
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  • You wake up and look out your window. The grass is all wet .
    You are having a drought.
    Someone drove a car through the yard
    There is dew on the grass.
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  • You are hiking. Suddenly, you feel a pain in your foot .
    You ate too much for lunch .
    The altitude is too high.
    You have a rock in your shoe .
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  • Your house key won't tum in the lock of your front door .
    It is the wrong key .
    The key is metal.
    It is the wrong house.
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  • When Carla stopped to pick up her laundry at the cleaners, they were unable to give it to her.
    Carla bought a new suit on Saturday .
    Carla came before the time the cleaners promised to have it
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  • Debbie's babysitter called and said she couldn't babysit next week.
    The babysitter has the flu and needs to stay home in bed.
    The babysitter bought new furniture for her bedroom.
    Rosa had a nice dinner planned.
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  • One day at preschool, Sarah didn't eat her snack.
    Sarah didn't want what they were having that day for snack.
    Sarah will be going to elementary school next year.
    The preschool didn't have enough food.
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  • Grant couldn't find a shirt in his closet.
    Grant put his pants, socks, and shoes on first.
    Grant wears a size 16 shirt.
    Grant forgot to do his laundry.
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  • Carla invited her in-laws to a formal dinner party, but they declined her invitation.
    Carla's in-laws are angry with her over an argument earlier
    Carla invited them weeks in advance.
    Carla's children are teenagers.
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  • The door was locked when Jeremy got to the city library .
    It was Sunday morning and the library was closed.
    Jeremy owes money on overdue books.
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