Predicting Outcomes

Predictions

100

Ty was in a pie eating contest. He wanted to win. The winner would be the person who could eat the most pie in twenty minutes. The winner would get a prize. After twenty minutes, no one had eaten as many pies as Ty. Make a prediction about what will happen in the contest.

What is "Ty will win the contest and get a prize"?

200

Adeja and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Adejas's mother told Adeja not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Adeja touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.

What is "An alarm will go off"?

300

Hope loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Hope will go on her bike trip today.

What is "Hope will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?

400

Rose filled a large glass with some milk for her younger sister, Pamela, to drink. However, Pamela wanted to drink from a smaller glass. When Rose left the kitchen, Pamela got a smaller glass. "I'm going to pour all the milk from the big glass into the small glass," Pamela said. Make a prediction about what will happen.

What is "Pamela's glass will be too small to hold all of the milk, so she will make a mess"?

500

The earth's movement of turning around the sun once each year is called the earth's revolution. The four seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall are caused by this action. The four seasons do not always happen at the same time at different places around the world. One reason for this is that the earth is tilted as it moves. Make a prediction about what would happen to the seasons if the earth stopped revolving.

What is "If the earth stopped revolving, we wouldn't have seasons"?

Predicting Part 2

100

When is it important to predict outcomes? A. When reading B. When watching TV C. When you make a decision D. All of the above

What is D?

200

When you are predicting outcomes, it is important to do which of the following? A. Read the details carefully B. Look for clues to help you C. Use your prior knowledge D. All of the above

What is D?

300

8. If a person goes to the pet store and buys an aquarium, fish food, air pump, and gravel you could predict that the person is going to do which of the following? A. Work at a pet store B. The person is going to set up an aquarium C. The person will eat fish for dinner D. Buy a fishing pole

What is B?

400

During the NBA All Star Game, Lebron scored 55 points and Kevin Durant scored 15 points. Predict who would win the Most Valuable Player Award of the game.

What is Lebron?

500

During baseball season, Mr. Haire goes to all the Yankees baseball games. Make one prediction about Mr. Haire

What is Mr. Haire likes baseball or Mr. Haire likes the Yankees?