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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #43843 Short Predictions
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You will see video of teacher explaining reading comprehension strategy to elementary students, focusing on predictictions. At end of recording last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

Transcript:

Boys and girls, today we are going to work on learning a new strategy to help us with our comprehension when we're reading and we actually talked about this just a little bit yesterday, the one we're going to work on today is called make and adjust predictions. And Jackson actually wrote this one for us. And when we are reading a book, one of the things that can help you with your comprehension and help you enjoy the book is if you are making predictions as you go before you read it. Now, after you read it, is it a prediction? No, that's because you already know the answer. And what is a prediction? Who can tell me what a prediction is? Hayden, what's a prediction? A prediction is like if, like if someone doesn't know something, you can predict...
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Option 1: "like"

Explanation: The text indicates that a prediction is described as something that involves uncertainty or guessing about what will happen next. The phrase 'A prediction is like if...' directly supports the use of 'like' as it introduces the explanation of what a prediction entails.

Option 2: "how story ends"

Explanation: This option suggests a specific outcome of a story, which contradicts the broader definition of a prediction provided in the text. Predictions are not limited to knowing how a story ends but involve making guesses about various possibilities.

Option 3: "the truth"

Explanation: The term 'the truth' implies certainty and factual information, which is the opposite of what a prediction represents. Predictions are inherently uncertain, as they are based on what one thinks might happen, not on established facts.

Option 4: "what might happen"

Explanation: While this option captures the essence of predictions, it is too broad and does not fit grammatically in the sentence structure. The text specifically uses 'like' to introduce the definition, making 'like' the most appropriate choice.

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