It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry. Why do you think Emily starts to cry? How do you know?

Kim turned off the lights and everyone found a place to hide. Nicky hid under the table where everyone had put their presents. He peeked out and saw the front door starting to open. What do you think is about to happen? Why?

Alex ran all the way home from school. "Mom!" he shouted as soon as he opened the door, "Look!" he handed his mother some papers. "You were right, all that studying really did pay off!" he said excitedly. What do you think happened?