Activity 1.

Practice
1. Read the passage.
2. Predict what event will occur next.
3. Explain your answer.

1. A fishing boat is returning from arctic waters with a large haul of crab when
they get caught in a big storm. The boat is tossed about in the powerful
waves and crashes into a large iceberg. The iceberg punctures the boat,
and it begins sinking. The men scramble to inflate the life rafts…
 What event is likely to happen next?
 Explain your answer.
Suggested answer

The crew Will board the life rafts and attempt to weather the storm.

Explanation

The boat is damaged. It cannot continue. The men are inflating life rafts. They will
probably get in the life rafts next.

2. Tommy was walking down the street when his neighbor´s dog started barking at
him through a fence. It was a big dog and Tommy never liked him. He walked over
to the dog and started calling the dog names and yelling at it. The dog barked at
Tommy. Tommy picked up a stick and began poking the dog through the fence. The
dog yelped and Tommy thought that this was really funny. Then the dog jumped
against the gate and it flopped open.

The dog attacked Tommy, because Tommy bothered him with the stick.

3. teeth and it was very loose. When she sat down to eat her lunch, her tooth
was so sore that she didn´t want to eat. But she was so hungry. She
grabbed the big red apple from her lunch tray and sunk her teeth into it.
Then she tasted blood. She loosened her bite on the apple and realized that
the tooth fell out, because he had it loose and bit the apple.

4. Katrina has been starving ever since she was thrown out of the castle. She
had not eaten in days. As she walked by the market, the smells of roasting
lamb and chicken caused her mouth to fill with saliva. She wondered how
much longer she could last without food. A bread wagon rolled past. It
 swerved suddenly to avoid a child who had ran across the road. As it
swerved a small loaf of bread fell from the truck and landed on the dusty
ground. The end of the loaf was in a puddle. Katrina looked around and
noticed that nobody was watching, then she took the loaf of bread, because
no one was looking at her and hadn't eaten for days.

5. It was a hot summer day and kyle had just bought a popsicle from the ice-
cream man. As he was about to open the popsicle his mom called him in the
house to talk about his progress report. Kyle put the popsicle down on the
stoop and went to talk with his mother. Twenty minutes later he came back
outside to get his popsicle. Some clouds had moved and now the sealed
popsicle was sitting directly in the sun. Kyle picked up the package and his
popsicle had melted because the sun was hitting him and it took 20 minutes
to go out to get it.

Directions: Read the following passages. Determine what event is likely to occur
next. Explain your answer using textual evidence.

Vince Thunder waved to the crowd one more time before he put on his motorcycle
helmet. The crowd cheered uproariously. Vince looked down the ramp and across
the 17 school busses that he was about to attempt to jump. It was a difficult trick
and everything would need to go right for him to nail it. His cape blew in the wind.
As Vince hoped on his motorcycle and started down the ramp, he noticed
something that he had not seen before. There was large oil slick at the end of the
ramp. He attempted to stop the bike, but it was too late. He had already built up
too much momentum...

1. What event is most likely to occur next?

Slipped which caused an accident.
2. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?
There was large oil slick at the end of the ramp.

Rex sat at the mouth of the alley and chewed the bone that he had found by the
dumpster. It was a meaty bone that had belonged to a larger animal, perhaps a
state fair prize winning pig. Rex was attracted to the bone by its strong scent.
Apparently, he was not the only one who could smell it. He heard the jangle of
tags behind him and turned to see a larger dog. Rex released the bone and began
growling at the other dog. The other dog began growling at Rex. The two dogs
inched toward one another, maintaining eye contact. Each began growling louder
as the other approached within striking distance...

3. What event is most likely to occur next?

Both dogs fought over the bone.

4. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

Each began growling louder as the other approached within striking distance.

John sat in the classroom and drew pictures of the Tatakai Fighting Warriors in his
notebook while his teacher lectured about biology or something. He didn't really
know for sure. The last thing he remembered her saying was that there would be a
test tomorrow. His heart jumped. He went home to study for the test, but he was
soon drawn to his Game Box. He played Tatakai Fighting Warriors long into the
night. When his alarm clock rang the next day, he was too tired to hit the snooze
button, so he let it beep for about 20 minutes before he got up and went to school.
As she had promised, the teacher has prepared a test. She reviewed the testing
procedures and directions with the class and then passed out the test. John
looked at his test and scratched his head...

5. What event is most likely to occur next?

I didn't know what to answer since I hadn't studied.

6. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

He played Tatakai Fighting Warriors long into the night. When his alarm clock
rang the next day, he was too tired to hit the snooze button

Angela threw the bedspread over the bed and fussed with it until it was free of
wrinkles. She dusted her dresser and straightened the knickknacks. As she was
leaving the room, she noticed that a picture frame on the nightstand was slightly
crooked. She went back into the room and straightened the picture frame. She
examined her bedroom one more time and gave it a satisfied nod, and then she
went to vacuum the living room. As she was running the vacuum, her three-year-
old son Jason walked into Angela's bedroom. He was drinking a glass of grape
juice and playing with his cars. Angela's bedspread fell as he raced his cars off the
bed. While hitting an imaginary jump with his cars, he bumped into the nightstand
and knocked over Angela's picture frame. Then, while he lined his cars up at the
starting line of a pretend race, he kicked over the grape juice and it spilled all over
Angela's white carpet. Jason didn't notice. After Angela finished vacuuming the
living room, she tied the cord around the vacuum and went to return it to her
bedroom...
7. What event is most likely to occur next?
when he entered the room he saw the mess Jason had made

8. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

Then, while he lined his cars up at the starting line of a pretend race, he kicked
over the grape juice and it spilled all over Angela's white carpet.

Lance didn't cook much but he wanted to do something nice for his wife's birthday,
so he decided to make her dinner. He was preparing a meal of steak and potatoes
by following a recipe that he had found on the Internet. He put the steaks on the
grill on low heat and quartered the potatoes. Then he threw the potatoes in a
skillet with a little bit of oil and cooked them over medium heat. After browning the
potatoes, he grabbed the skillet by the metal handle and put it into the oven at 400
degrees. Twenty minutes later he grabbed the steaks off of the grill and began
preparing the plates. The last thing that he needed to do was take the potatoes out
of the oven. He thought about using a potholder to remove the pan, but didn't want
to bother with getting one out of the drawer. He reached into the hot oven, his
hand nearing the metal handle of the skillet. He wrapped his hand around the
handle and clenched tightly...
9. What event is most likely to occur next?
And burned his hand.

10. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

He reached into the hot oven, his hand nearing the metal handle of the skillet.

As Frank marched through the desert, the high winds blew sand at speeds that stung his
exposed skin. He looked back and could see his footprints for hundreds of feet, beyond that
the winds had blown them away. He had no idea how long or how far he had walked. He
turned his back to the wind and opened his canteen. He attempted to pour it into his mouth,
but there was not a drop. He rolled his tongue around the nozzle of the canteen, but it was
bone dry. Frank dropped the canteen in the sand and continued walking. His steps slowed.
He was getting dizzy. The sun's rays seemed to only increase in intensity throughout the
day. It hung high overhead and punished all that resided in the desert beneath it. Frank
was lightheaded. He felt his knees get wobbly...

1. What event is most likely to occur next?

And ended up fainting.

2. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

Frank was lightheaded.

Valarie pulled into her mother's driveway on a lovely morning in the month of May. She got the
kids out of the car and walked them up to the door. Grandma smiled brightly and welcomed
them, "So nice to see you children. You too, Valarie, I hope that you have a wonderful vacation.
We will see you in a couple weeks." The kids kissed their mother goodbye and went outside to
play in the warm sun. They were wearing shorts and t-shirts and had sunblock on their noses. As
mom pulled out of the driveway, a storm cloud rolled across the sky. The temperature suddenly
dropped. Grandma looked at the weather report and saw a bunch of snowflake icons across the
next few days. Then Grandma looked at the shivering children in their summer clothes. "Do you
have anything warmer in your bags, kids?" The children shook their heads. Grandma replied, "Ok,
well, hop in the car. We've got to go to the store." Tiny snowflakes began to fall...

3. What event is most likely to occur next?

winter came and the children were cold

4. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

Then Grandma looked at the shivering children in their summer clothes.

"Don't forget to lock the barn behind you, so the animals don't get out." Farmer Green told his
new farmhand, Danny. Danny nodded and went to work. He fed all of the animals, and then he
cleaned the stables. It was hard work, but Danny was happy to have a job. At first Farmer Green
watched him carefully, but gradually he gave Danny some distance, showing him his trust. Danny
was exhausted from a hard day's work. He wiped the sweat from his brow and proceeded to exit
the barn. He left the lock in a pile of hay by the shovels and shut the door behind himself, walking
away from the unlocked door. Danny was off to see Farmer Green to find out his next task...

5. What event is most likely to occur next? he asked if he had closed the barn_

he asked if he had closed the barn

 6. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

He left the lock in a pile of hay by the shovels and shut the door behind himself

Kenya was pumped about the dance competition. She was driving there in her mama's car and
taking her teammates Dana and Jenna. It was a four-hour car ride. They were listening to the new
Mountain Boys' album and the girls were singing along to all of choruses, replaying the songs that
they liked multiple times. They were having so much fun cruising down the highway and singing
that Kenya didn't even notice the needle on her fuel gauge drop below the E line. Dana pressed
the back button to replay their favorite song, My Heart Takes off Its Cowboy Hat for You. As the
song began playing, the car's engine began sputtering...

7. What event is most likely to occur next?

because they had run out of fuel

8. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

Kenya didn't even notice the needle on her fuel gauge drop below the E line.

"Yeah, I go horseback riding all of the time. My uncle has a horse," Brian told Shannon. Brian's
uncle did not have a horse and he had never gone horseback riding in his life. Shannon stared
deeply into his eyes and said, "I like you, Brian. Will you come horseback riding with me
tomorrow?" Brian agreed without hesitation. He was so excited to spend more time with
Shannon that he had forgotten his lie entirely. He showed up at Shannon's house and she asked
him why he didn't wear his riding gear. He lied again, telling her that his gear was at the cleaners.
Shannon lent him some of her brother's gear and they went to the stables. "This one's called Black
Scarlet. He's my brother's horse and he's by far the fastest. Since you're an experienced rider, I'm
going to let you take him out." Brian gulped. He figured that horseback riding looked pretty easy
in the movies. "Ok," he replied, and then he attempted to mount Black Scarlet...

9. What event is most likely to occur next?

and fell off the horse

10. What evidence from the text supports your prediction?

Brian's uncle did not have a horse and he had never gone horseback riding in his life.