Predicting Outcomes

                               Predicting Outcomes
You can make a prediction when you use clues from the story, together with what you know from your own experiences, to figure out what will happen next.

                                                         Pre Test

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                                                         Post Test

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Drawing conclusions

                        Drawing conclusions
refers to information that is implied or inferred. This means that the information is never clearly stated.

quiz
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Pre test
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Post test
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Page 31-32 Exercise Part C

Read each passage.Then read the conclusion drawn from the facts .Decide whether the conclusion is a good one based on facts.If.It is,write Good Conclusion on the line.If It not,write a conclusion that is reasonable.

1.The Venus flytrab is a plant eats insects;it is hence a carnivorous plant.Its main diet is flies,cater and spiders but it must be said that the plant will eat any small insect that is unlucky enough to get trapped that plant can use for nutrition.

Conclusion: Venus flytrab eats only flies,caterpillars and spiders.

Answer: Venus flytrab eat any small insects.2.There are numerous kinds of seashells.They

2. There are found all over the world.Some are as small as peas.The giant clam shell,though,is very big.It can be up to three feet wide.Over the years,shells have been used in many different ways.They have been used as tools,money,spoons and dishes
Conclusion: Shells come in all shapes and sizes.
Answer: Good Conclusion

3.The kiwi is a flightless bird found only in New Zealand.There are three main types of kiwi: brown,great spotted and little spotted.All kiwi species have declined since European settlement of New Zealand and the little spotted kiwi is most at risk.It survives only on one small island reservation,which was stocked with birds from the mainland.
Conclusion: The little spotted kiwi faces extinction and is hence protected.
Answer: Good Conclusion

4.Origami is the art of paper folding.It is an old Japanese skill.People can make birds,flowers and many other shapes from folded paper.From Japan,origami has spread to the West.All around hte globe,paper folding is thought of as a skill,an art or just plain fun.
Conclusion: It is very difficult to learn origami.
Answer: Origami is a skill, an art or just plain fun.

5.As with all ancient civilisations,the exact origins of the Incan civilisation are unknown.Their historic record,like that of all other tribes evolving on the planet at that time,would be recorded through oral tradition,stone,pottery,gold and silver jewellery,and woven in the tapestry of the people.
Conclusion: Their jewellery is one of the records historians had to rely on for most of the ancient civilizations.
Answer: Good Conclusion

Context Clues EX.

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context clue

WHAT ARE CONTEXT CLUES?
Text book writers usually know when they must use a word that will be new to their student readers. So they often include other words or phrases to help with the understanding of the new word. These words or phrases are referred to as context clues. They are built into the sentences around the difficult word. If you become more aware of the words around the difficult words you encounter in your reading, you will save your self many trips to the dictionary. You will be able to make logical guesses about the meanings of many words.
FOUR TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES.

 1. examples
 2. synonyms and definitions
 3. antonyms and contrasts
 4. experience or sense of the sentence
WHAT ARE EXAMPLE CLUES
Using examples or illustrations, an author tries to show what a word means. A writer may give just one example or several. Remember that these examples are not synonyms. Look for words or phrases like "such as," "including," or "consists of." Colons (:) and dashes (-) can also signal examples.
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES CLUES 
The river was full of noxious materials such as cleaning agents from factories and pesticides from the nearby farms.
This third grade was full of precocious children. One child had learned to read at two and another could do algebra at age 6.
When going to an office party you should show your bestdecorum, for example, dress your best, drink and eat moderately, and be sure to thank the host before you leave.

Summarize the lesson (Linking words- cause and effect relationship)

Using Linking words

How to Use “Linking Words” to state Cause and Effect

Giving a reason (Cause)
Due to / due to the fact that
Owing to / owing to the fact that

Because
Because of
Since
As

Due to and owing to must be followed by a noun.

"Due to the rise in oil prices, the inflation rate rose by 1.25%."

"Owing to the demand, we are unable to supply all items within 2 weeks."

If you want to follow these words with a clause (a subject, verb and object), you must follow the words with the fact that.

"Due to the fact that oil prices have risen, the inflation rate has gone up by 1%25."

"Owing to the fact that the workers have gone on strike, the company has been unable to fulfil all its orders."

Because / because of

Because of is followed by a noun.

"Because of bad weather, the football match was postponed."

Because can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. For example, "Because it was raining, the match was postponed."

"We believe in incentive schemes, because we want our employees to be more productive."

Since / as

Since and as mean because.

"Since the company is expanding, we need to hire more staff."

"As the company is expanding, we need to hire more staff."

Giving a result (Effect)
Therefore
So
Consequently
This means that
As a result

Therefore, so, consequently and as a result are all used in a similar way.

"The company are expanding. Therefore / So / Consequently / As a result, they are taking on extra staff."

So is more informal.                                                                                                                         Review of Cause and Effect Linking Words

Bbefore you go on to work on the grammar and writing exercises in this unit, read through this brief review of linking words and phrases for cause and effect.There are three main types of linking words: conjunctions, transitions, and prepositions:

ANS.EXERCISE PAGE 18

Understanding Cause and effect

Read the cause and write an effect. Then write one full sentence that states

the cause and effect.

     1.   Cause:  A storm hit the city.

Effect:  All the residents fled.

Sentence:  A storm hit the city, so all the residents fled.

     2.   Cause: I planted some trees.

Effect: Trees grow.

Sentence: Trees grow because I planted some trees.

     3.    Cause: My sister stayed up past midnight.

Effect: She relax a little and sleep a little.

Sentence: My sister stayed up past midnight was the reason for the relax and sleep a little.

     4.   Cause: Lena missed school on Monday.

Effect: Lena don’t study on Monday .

Sentence: Lena don’t study on Monday was caused by the missed school on Monday.

     5.   Cause: David signed up for French classes.

Effect: David study French classes. David speaks French very well.

Sentence: David signed up for French classes were the cause of the study French classes. David speaks French very well because of the signed up for French classes.