Making predictions

Sarah looked on as her father guided the mules across the river. He looked tense, but the mules calmly pulled the wagon through the neck-high water. Afterward, Sarah asked, "Why were you so tense, Father? The team did so well."

Her father replied, "The mules stayed calm because they've crossed many rivers before, my child, but, that was my first time leading a team".

• Sarah will be asked to lead the team at the next river crossing.

• Sarah's father will be less tense at the next crossing.

• The oxen will panic at the next river crossing.

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Towns were vital to pioneers as they journeyed West because they needed to purchase supplies. A trip into town could also be entertaining, so some pioneers wanted to extend their stay. Others, however, wanted to get back on the road West as quickly as possible. These conflicting desires caused arguments among the many travelers.

What prediction can you make about future trips of these pioneers.

• To avoid arguments, pioneers will not stop at towns.

• To avoid disagreements, pioneers will buy more supplies in order to make fewer stops in towns.

• Towns will stop providing supplies for pioneers.

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JoHanna had saved enough money to purchase one expensive saltwater fish, but the pet shop owner said that a single fish would get lonely. JoHanna didn't like the sound of that. She then saw some freshwater fish that were almost as pretty as the saltwater ones. The freshwater fish cost less, too.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• JoHanna will let the shop owner buy puppies instead.

• JoHanna will by several several freshwater fish for the shop.

• JoHanna will buy one saltwater fish for the pet shop.

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Janeen peered at Mark as he climbed recklessly up the big tree in Grandma's backyard. He was so high, it made her dizzy just looking up at her crazy cousin. Janeen had never done well with heights and ignored Mark's pleas for her to join him. "It's perfectly safe, you big sissy," he finally taunted. Just then the limb he had landed on snapped, causing him to lose his footing and nearly fall.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Janeen will climb the tree to help rescue Mark.

• Mark will continue to climb.

• Mark will come down carefully and stop taunting his cousin.

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Jamal was bored and headed up to his room early. Knowing the weather report had called for a chance of snow, he played his Game Boy and chatted with friends on social media instead of doing his homework and studying for his big math test. A while later Mrs. Brown was waking her son. "Jamal, you have a two-hour delay, so I let you sleep in this morning. Get ready. You have just enough time to eat breakfast and catch the bus."

"What?" Jamal sat upright and exclaimed. "School! Today?"

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Mrs. Brown will be angry with Jamal.

• Jamal will face the math test unprepared.

• Jamal will fall asleep again and miss the bus.

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