Making Predictions

Ding! The timer rang. Cassandra pulled the oven door open and the fragrance of hot cherry pie filled the room. Steam was emanating from the surface of the pastry. Cassandra took a deep whiff and said, "Mm..." She then put the pie on the kitchen table to cool and went off to knit a hat for her grandson. Her dog Champ.....

What happened next?

• Champ went to the garden to look for place to sleep.

• Champ went into the kitchen, climbed onto the table and ate the hot cherry pie.

• Champed went into the kitchen, climbed on the table, sniffed on the pie and left.

Ding! The timer rang. Cassandra pulled the oven door open and the fragrance of hot cherry pie filled the room. Steam was emanating from the surface of the pastry. Cassandra took a deep whiff and said, "Mm..." She then put the pie on the kitchen table to cool and went off to knit a hat for her grandson. Her dog Champ.....

What evidence in the text that supports your prediction?

"You have to water the tomatoes in the morning, not at midday or night," Veronica told her brother A.J. He nodded, but it didn't really look like he was paying attention.

Veronica was travelling out of the country to Spain for two weeks. She was counting on her brother A.J. to water her plants. He had been irresponsible in the past, but she was giving him another chance.

While she was gone, A.J. stopped by the garden once or twice at the start of the first week, and then he lost interest.

When Veronica finally returned, the first thing she did was check out her garden.

What happened next?

• Veronica was sad as all her tomato plants were gone.

• Veronica was surprised to see all her tomato plants grown well and bearing fruits.

• Veronica was shocked to see that her brother had set up a watering pipe to water her tomato plants and the plants were growing well.

"You have to water the tomatoes in the morning, not at midday or night," Veronica told her brother A.J. He nodded, but it didn't really look like he was paying attention.

Veronica was travelling out of the country to Spain for two weeks. She was counting on her brother A.J. to water her plants. He had been irresponsible in the past, but she was giving him another chance.

While she was gone, A.J. stopped by the garden once or twice at the start of the first week, and then he lost interest.

When Veronica finally returned, the first thing she did was check out her garden.

What evidence in the text that supports your prediction?

"You have a pimple on your forehead!" Eric snooted to Katie. Katie snapped back at him, "I do not!"

Mom had a beautiful antique vase on a large marble pedestal near the corner of the room. Eric took refuge behind it, knowing that as long as he could keep running around the vase faster than Katie, she would never catch him. As she circled around the pedestal, ....

What happened next?

• Katie accidentally knocked the vase down.

• Eric ran to the other side of the room and Katie kept on circling the vase.

• Their mum called Katie and Eric to have dinner.

"You have a pimple on your forehead!" Eric snooted to Katie. Katie snapped back at him, "I do not!"

Mom had a beautiful antique vase on a large marble pedestal near the corner of the room. Eric took refuge behind it, knowing that as long as he could keep running around the vase faster than Katie, she would never catch him. As she circled around the pedestal, ....

What evidence in the text that supports your prediction?

Umar is a very active and disciplined student in polytechnic. He has to hand in 3 assignments tomorrow but he hasn't got the time to do his assignments yet. What do you think Umar will do ? There are 2 possible answers to this question.

• Copy his friend's assignments.

• See his lecturer and ask for an extra day to finish up his assignments.

• Burn midnight oil to complete his assignments.

• Steal his roommate's work and pass up as his.

Umar is a very active and disciplined student in polytechnic. He has to hand in 3 assignments tomorrow but he hasn't got the time to do his assignments yet.

What evidence in the text that supports your prediction?