Predictions
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"?
Kevrick called Peyton Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Peyton was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Kevrick's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Peyton turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Peyton rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
All of the following are organizational patterns. Name TWO MORE that are not listed below.
-compare and contrast
-cause and effect
-chronological order
-problem and solution
-sequential/step by step/steps in a process
-enumeration/listing
What is the section of the book that lists definitions in alphabetical order?
What is the glossary?
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?
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"?
What organizational pattern is being used here?
First, open the bread. Next, pull the bread out. Third, lay the bread on the counter. Fourth, spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread. Fifth, give your dog some peanut butter.
sequential, step by step, OR steps in a process
What is the section of the book that has important topics and the page numbers they are on?
What is the index
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?
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"?
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Make an inference about the class Nina is in.
What is Nina is in science class"?
What organizational pattern is this?
Jamie wants to decide if she play outside after school. She likes going outside but she also likes cooking. Both cooking and playing outside are fun activities to her, but cooking is more productive. However, playing outside allows you to burn calories.
Compare and Contrast
If you are reading a text and you see a bolded word, what is that word called?
What is a key word
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?
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"?
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the cool grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?
What organizational pattern is being used here?
Hurricanes destroy parts of the Earth every year. If a hurricane hits, we can board up our houses so they don't fall down. Also, we can rebuild homes if they are destroyed. To provide a safe space for people during hurricanes, we can put them in a big school as shelter. Do you have other ideas for how we can deal with hurricanes?
Problem and Solution
What is a title of a section of text called
What is a subtitle or subheading
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?
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"?
Ingredients
-bread
-peanut butter
-jelly
What type of organizational pattern is being used here?
enumeration/listing
Where would I look to find the page number that a story starts on in the literature text book?
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?