Making Predictions Practice 4

Jarod leaned back on the inflatable raft. It was too hot to paddle and he needed to conserve his energy. He had been lost at sea for the last three days. He was out of food and water, and he only had one emergency flare left. Then he saw a small blob on the horizon. He could do nothing but wait. Twenty minutes later, the blob had grown to the shape of a large boat. Jarod tied his sweater to his oar and began waving it. The yacht appeared to be sailing away. Desparate, Jarod fired the emergency flare. The small flare shot up about twenty feet in the air and popped. Jarod lowered his head in dismay. He felt doomed. Then he heard a loud toot. The ship appeared to be turning. He heard the ship toot its horn again as it continued turning toward Jarod. He jumped in the life raft and continued waving the makeshift flag...

Mr. Fox pointed his weapon at Mr. Rabbit, who had already drawn on Mr. Fox. They stared into one another's eyes. "It doesn't have to go down this way!" Mr. Fox said to Mr. Rabbit. Mr. Rabbit smirked, "You're right, Mr. Fox. You could just leave and let me keep the carrot patch." Mr. Fox sneered. "I don't think so, Rabbit, not that easily anyway." Mr. Rabbit snapped back at him, "Well, Fox, I guess we've got a standoff." Mr. Fox squinted at him and replied, "Yup, I guess so." Rabbit's finger tensed on the trigger. A group of construction workers were repairing the highway to the north. They dropped a large steel plate on the road with force. It came down with a crash that sounded like a gunshot...

Johnny was walking home on a cool day when the wind caught his hat and carried it onto the lake. There was a thin layer of ice that covered the water. The hat sat on top of the ice layer, looking like the day that Johnny had bought it. Johnny tested the ice with his toe. It seemed secure, but he could see the water at the edges of the ice. He carefully tiptoed across the sheet of ice to his hat and picked it up. As he did so the ice cracked. A large sheet began drifting away. Johnny was surrounded by cracks. He took another careful step, putting his weight directly on one of the cracks and then...

"Remember to study for the test tomorrow!" Ms. Claire said before dismissing class. Lisa wrote the assignment in her notebook, but when she got home she just wanted a break from school. So Lisa watched TV. Hours later Lisa knew that it was time to get to work, but first she would check her email. After another hour on the Internet, Lisa noticed that it was getting late. She opened up the book and began looking for the chapter. Then her friend Jenna called. Bobby and Suzy had broken up! Lisa couldn't believe it. She and Jenna talked for another hour. Now it was really late and Lisa was tired. She hung up with Jenna and turned to the chapter on rock formations in her science book. She began reading it. Her head felt a little woozy, wobbly and then...

Mr. Nibbles kissed his family and left his hole in the wall. It was time for him to go to work. His mouse family was counting on him. He slipped into the pantry and found a few cookie crumbs. He nibbled these up quickly. He was looking for something more, something that could feed them all. Then he spotted it. It was a large wedge of Swiss cheese. It was just waiting for him on a platter. The platter was on some type of catapult, but Mr. Nibbles didn't understand engineering. If Mr. Nibbles were literate, he might have noticed the words on the side of the catapult. They said Mouse Killer: 5000 - Reliable Mousetrap. But Mr. Nibbles was not literate. He walked over to the piece of cheese, grabbed it with his teeth and...