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What might happen next?
1 · Learn
Read: A dark cloud covered the park. Jo felt a drop on her arm. She folded her picnic blanket and reached for her bag.
A prediction is an idea about what may happen next. Use clues, not an unrelated guess. More than one prediction can be sensible, and the next part of a story may surprise us.
2 · Worked example
I predict Jo may leave the park because rain seems to be starting and she is packing. The story has not yet confirmed this.
3 · Your turn
Would 'Jo may take out an umbrella' fit the clues? Explain. Is it certain?
Check your answer
Yes: the cloud and drop suggest rain, so an umbrella is plausible. It is not certain; we do not know whether she has one.
4 · Apply your learning
Write two different possible next sentences that both fit the clues. Explain your choices aloud.
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