Maria could not believe that she was nearly done, and she had not made a single mistake. Her hands danced across the black and white keys. She played the final note and turned to face the audience. What happens next?
Maria takes a bow and the audience claps.
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Ms. Jacobs was passing back last week's math test. Kara slunk down in her seat. She thought about how she played video games instead of studying for the test. Kara heard Ms. Jacobs call her name. What happens next?
Kara doesn't do well on the math test.
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David was watching TV on the couch. His little sister crept up behind him very, very quietly. Then, she jumped up and yelled, "Boo!" What happens next?
David will get startled and might get mad at his little sister.
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The Williams family can hear the wind blowing outside. Tree branches are being blown against the house. Rain is pouring down. They hear thunder, and the sky is bright with lightning. Then, the lights flicker. What happens next?
The power will go out.
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Quinn was riding his bike when he heard a dog barking. He looked away from the road to see the dog. He then looked back to the road and saw a large pothole just one foot in front of him. What happened next?
He swerved to avoid the pothole or he crashed his bike because he went into the pothole.
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Mr. P. was baking cookies. He was in a hurry as he gathered the ingredients. He missed the step that said to add eggs, but he kept baking the cookies anyway. When the cookies were finished, he gave 1 to his daughter. What happens next?
Mr. P's daughter says that the cookies taste bad.
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Kenny was driving for six hours without making any stops. He realized he forgot to do something when the car engine began to sputter. What will likely happen next?
His car will stop, because it ran out of gas.
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Juan put two pieces of bread inside the oven. He didn't like to wait, so he decided to watch some TV. He was so tired, and he fell asleep. What will happen next?
Juan's bread will burn, because it cooked for too long.
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"Tim is here," Bill's sister said. Bill was so excited for his friend to come over that he didn't notice the dog toy right by his foot. What happens next?
Bill will trip and fall, because he didn't notice the dog toy.
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Gabriel was so excited to play soccer that he ran out of his house without eating breakfast. He played soccer with his friends for three hours before going home. What will likely happen next?
Gabriel will be really hungry, because he didn't eat breakfast and played soccer for a while.
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The tiny bird flew from one spot to another on the lawn. It paused in one spot and suddenly began pecking and pulling at something. What prediction can you make?
The bird is pulling up a worm.
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Yolanda was dogsitting for her neighbor. One morning, she spent many hours playing Call of Duty and forgot about the dog. What prediction can you make?
The dog might have an accident in the house.
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I planted a small garden of cucumbers, beans, and tomatoes. Unfortunately, it didn't rain for 4 weeks straight, and the weather was very hot. What prediction can you make?
The plants didn't grow.
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Joe had never skateboarded before. Thinking it would be easy, he rode down a hill without a thought. He began to panic, because he didn't know how to stop. What do you predict will happen next?
Joe will fall, because he doesn't know how to stop on the skateboard.
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Hens stop laying eggs when there's less sunlight during the day. As summer changes to fall, there are fewer hours of daylight each day. What is your prediction?
Hens will lay fewer eggs in the fall.
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Marsha put a $5 bill in her pocket to buy soda and chips. When she got to the store, she realized there was a hole in her coat pocket. What do you predict will happen next?
The $5 bill slipped out, and she'll have to go home to get more money.
