Think Up Passage: The Test

The breaks that appear after paragraphs 1 and 5 help the reader predict that paragraphs 2 and 6 will:

• Restate the ideas in paragraphs 1 and 5

• Elaborate on the events of paragraphs 1 and 5

• Shift the setting or action of the text in some way

• Contain the most important events in the text

Identifying the genre of this text after reading the first sentence would help the reader predict that the text will:

• Limit the action to only one character

• Describe unrealistic events

• Provide factual information

• Focus on thoughts instead of actions

A prediction is...

• What is happening right now

• A guess about what is happening right now

• What the future will be

• A guess about what will happen in the future

Based on paragraph 1, what will the text most likely focus on?

• The process that led to Meera being approved to take a final exam

• The activities that Meera pursues once she finishes the exam

• The experiences of Meera's classmates as they take their exams

• The challenges Meera faces as she attempts to pass her exam

An inference is...

• What is happening right now

• A guess about what is happening right now

• What the future will be

• A guess about what will happen in the future

A prediction is...

• What is happening right now

• A guess about what is happening right now

• What the future will be

• A guess about what will happen in the future

What can you use to help you make a prediction or inference?

• Clues from the text

• An idea you have

• You can just guess

• Personal knowledge

What is "personal knowledge"?

• Stuff you like

• What you see or read

• What you know from your own experience

• Anything

Joe was very tired when he got home from school. He decided to take a nap. When he woke up the sun was shining. He could hear roosters crowing and smelled bacon cooking in the kitchen. He walked slowly into the kitchen and asked his mother, "What time is it?"

• It is definitely midnight.
• It is probably noon.
• It is likely morning.
• It is likely evening.

Make a prediction:

Amanda's bus picks her up at 7:00 but Amanda didn't wake up until 6:45. She still needs to get dressed and eat breakfast. What do you predict will happen next?

• Amanda will skip breakfast and get dressed quickly.
• Amanda will wake up earlier tomorrow.
• Amanda will miss her bus.
• Amanda will catch her bus on time.