Read the paragraph. When Lia awoke, she found her mother next to her bed, shaking her shoulder and telling her that she had miss
ed her alarm, which was still softly playing music. It was 7:08, and Lia’s bus usually arrived at 7:15. She jumped out of bed, grabbed some clothes, tugged them on, and raced downstairs. She only had a minute to zip up her backpack, grab a bagel and a banana, and dash out the door. As Lia sprinted for the bus, she accidentally left her notebook and homework on the kitchen table along with her flute for band class. Settling into a seat and catching her breath, she began to contemplate the day ahead. Based on the evidence provided in the paragraph, what is the best prediction? Lia will arrive late to her first class.
Lia will not be prepared for her classes.
Lia will thank her mother for waking her up.
Lia will not use an alarm clock in the future.
The correct answer is B. Lia will not be prepared for her classes.
Explanation:
A prediction refers to the act of forecasting or guessing future actions or events that in most cases are not explicitly stated in by the narrator or author, but the reader can know by using the information provided and thinking about the future consequences this information has. In the case presented it is stated Lia is woken up by her mother after she missed her alarm, additionally, as Lia has little time until the bus arrives she hurries to avoid missing the bus and this implies she does not take breakfast but grabs some food to eat later and accidentally she forgets to pack her notebook, homework and her flute. These actions imply there will a consequence when Lia arrives at the school as despite Lea is not late for class, leaving the materials she needed for the classes made Lea not being prepared for her classes. This means, by reading the excerpt and especially the phrase "she accidentally left her notebook and homework on the kitchen table along with her flute for band class" the reader can forecast or guess Lia will not be prepared for her classes as the reader knows she left the materials she needed for her classes.
