Distance Education for Elementary Schools
Self- Instructional Materials
Department of Education
BUREAU OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
2ND Floor Bonifacio Building
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue Pasig City
2010
PREDICTING OUTCOMES
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GRADE V
PREDICTING OUTCOMES
To predict is to state or make an intelligent guess about
something. A good prediction must be based on observable
facts.
In this module, you will learn to:
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Predict outcomes
Read and do the exercises you will be asked to do.
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A. Directions: Draw the next picture of what could happen after the first picture has taken place. Do your drawings in your notebook.
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Many believe that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If so, how can people reach or get that pot of gold?
Let’s begin by studying the undying classic.
Do you know the song “Over the Rainbow”, if so, sing it. If not, refer to the lyrics below.
OVER THE RAINBOW
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
There’s a land that I heard of once
In a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare To dream
Really do come true.
Someday I’ll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds
Are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me…
Somewhere over the rainbow Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow Why then o why can’t I?
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What is the message of the song? Share it with your mother or to anyone who listened to you sing it or recite its words.
You are now ready to read this story.
In a village by the sea, there once lived three brothers. Orphaned at an early age, the brothers were poor. They depended on fishing for their living. The hut they were living in was the same hut left by their parents.
One day, while they were fixing their nets and their bancas, they noticed the appearance of a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
“Beautiful, isn’t it?” started Julio, the oldest.
“I remember… old folks say that at the end of the rainbow, there is a pot of gold,” recalled Ben, the second, putting down the net he was folding.
“Oh yes, there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow… there…,” Julio said, pointing to the horizon.
The three brothers were silent for a moment, looking at the beautiful rainbow. For a while, they were in deep thought.
Then Julio spoke. “Why don’t we go and look for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Then we won’t be this poor.”
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The next morning, Julio and Ben got up early. They wrapped rice in banana leaves and added some salt. They noticed that Lito was not as eager as the two of them.
“Aren’t you going with us, Lito?” Julio asked. “I’d rather stay in our hut,” answered Lito.
“Don’t tell me you are not hoping to rise from this gutter we are in,” Julio emphatically said.
“Are you contented in staying here, poor, in a hand-to-mouth existence?” Ben asked.
“It’s just that I want to stay in our own hut where our parents left us. Anyway, there is the sea that is the source of our living,” answered Lito.
“But what kind of living?” asked Ben. “As Kuya Julio has said, hand-to-mouth!”
“Well, I remember what Nanay used to tell us…” reasoned Lito. “What?” asked Ben without waiting for Lito to finish.
“That God has so generously given us the sea,” said Lito.
“That means you really have decided to stay,” concluded Julio. “ And that you are not going with us,” added Ben.
Lito shook off his head. “I won’t go, I am staying,” he said. The two left.
Lito was sad when his two brothers left. But he could not stop them. Knowing how they had made up their minds to go.
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With that thought always in his mind, he prayed to God for guidance. He joined good friends who brought him to church. He learned that God help those who help themselves.
So that became his daily routine: prayers, work, worshipping God in church.
Then he surveyed the farm left by his parents. He cultivated the land and planted corn and vegetables. Day in and day out, he farmed and took care of his plant.
At dawn, long before the sun rose, and long before other people awoke, he had come back from fishing in the nearby sea.
Time came when he had a lot of vegetables and fish to sell. He did not even go to the market to sell these. Neighbors came to buy from him. Some even bought fish and vegetables to sell at the market.
Meantime, Lito had saved enough money to improve their hut and build sheds for his products. His compound had become a little commercial place.
The time came for Lito to get married. He brought home Ditas, who soon became his partner in his work. Together, husband and wife developed their farm. They established a sari-sari store, too.
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“Is this it, really?”
“Where did this farm full of plants come from?” “And that big house! Could it be our old hut?” The two approached Ditas in the store.
“Do you know where we could find Lito? Lito Planas? “He’s my husband,” answered Ditas?
“Oh, so our brother Lito has married.”
Just then Lito came out carrying a bag of catch. “Come in,” Lito said.
“Lito,” Ben said, “It’s you who have found the pot of gold.” “Yes, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is right here.”
This time you are going to answer some questions to find out if you understood the story. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Who are the brothers?
2. What did they see one day?
3. What did they think of the rainbow? 4. Why did Julio and Ben decide to leave?
5. Why did they decide to look for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
6. Why did Lito decide to stay?
7. In what way did Lito find the pot of gold?
8. Do you believe that the pot of gold was right where Lito was? Why?
9. How can we find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? 10.What is the moral lesson of the story?
11.How do you think Julio and Ben felt upon returning home? 12.How do you think Lito felt upon seeing his brothers again? 13.What do you think happened next after the two brothers
returned?
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Let’s see if you can predict the outcome of the story, then answer the questions.
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2) It was a month after the farmers harvested the palay. The rice fields were dry and summer was about to start. The farmers thought of planting string beans.
a) What do you think happened next?
1. They fetched water 2. They left the land to dry 3. They planted string beans
REMEMBER
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What do you think happened next?
A. They waited for the rain to stop B. They walked under the rain. C. They went on sightseeing.
3) The phone rang at dinnertime. Dennis was on the other line telling his Dad about the key he brought to school by mistake. What do you think his father told him?
A. Go home and give the key back to me B. Wait for me in school
C. Send the key through somebody
4) Raul and his parents earn a living by farming. They live near a clear river on the farm. They sell vegetables and peanuts. One time, there were no vegetables and peanuts to sell. They had no food to eat. Raul remembered the river nearby.
What do you think they will do next?
A. They will take a bath in the river. B. They will catch fish there.
C. They will plant more vegetables.
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1. Father Gonzales lived five kilometers away from the church. He always took a bus to the convent. One afternoon, all the buses and jeepneys were full of passengers. He could not get a ride. What do you think Father Gonzales will do?
A. Father Gonzales will start walking alone.
B. Father Gonzales will sleep in another convent.
C. Father Gonzales will wait for his friend in a gasoline station to fetch him.
2. A bell rang throughout the building. The children stood up and formed a line. Then they marched out of the building in an orderly way. They walked to a corner of the playground and waited quietly. Then another bell rang. What do you think the teacher will instruct the children?
A. The teacher will tell the children to go back into the building.
B. The teacher will get mad and scold the children. C. The teacher will dismiss the class.
3. Mr. Domingo does five things after work everyday when he comes home, he greets his family. Then he and Mrs. Domingo prepare supper. After supper, he read the newspaper. Then he plays a quiet game with the children. What will he do next?
A. Finally, he will prepare midnight snack.
B. Finally, he will invite the family to watch a movie. C. Finally, he will read a bedtime story to the children.
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4. Doray, an old woman of forty, loved her children so much that she would not make them work at all. She did chopping of firewood, fetching of water from a well, and all the household chores leaving her three big sons and two daughters idle. One day she slipped on their bamboo stairs. She fell and landed on her buttocks, breaking her ribs. From that time on, Doray had been bed ridden. What will happen to her children?
A. Her children will learn to do the household work.
B. Her children will live a miserable life without their mother. C. Her children will go away one by one looking for another
place to live in.
5. Maria and her brother planted a vegetable garden and took turns taking care of it. One day, Maria was invited by Elena, her friend to spend a week at her house. Maria wanted to go. Then she thought about her job caring the garden. What will Maria do?
A. Maria will not go to Elena’s house.
B. Maria will forget about taking care of the garden. C. Maria will ask her brother to take care of the garden.
B.
Help make predictions for the situations below. What do you think will happen next? For 1 – 3 copy the letter of the best predictions and for numbers 4 and 5 write your own predictions.
1. Lito is playing kite. The kite is flying high above a coconut tree. Suddenly, the kite’s string snapped.
A. The kite will fall and hit the tree. B. The kite will fly higher.
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2. All the pupils are inside the classroom. Some are playing and others are chatting. The teacher goes in
A. The pupils will continue what they are doing. B. The teacher will get out of the room.
C. The pupils will seat quietly.
3. Mother is cooking sinigang. She accidentally add sugar instead of salt.
A. The sinigang will be more delicious B. The sinigang will be sweet.
C. The sinigang will be very salty.
4. Aaron and Manny did not study their lesson. The teacher gives a test.
What do you think will happen?
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5. Eugene is running backward to catch the ball. He doesn’t see the piece of wood behind him.
What do you think happen to Eugene?
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A. Directions: Read each situation and write the letter of the correct answer in your notebook.
1. Mother heard that storm signal number 3 was up. What do you think will she do?
A. She will tell father to close the windows of the house B. She will wake up the children
C. She will hide under the bed
2. There were lots of kaingeros in Mrs. Suarez’s province. They cut trees and did not replace them. What do you think will happen in Mrs. Suarez’s province?
A. There will always be great floods during typhoon.
B. Many people will be excited every time there is typhoon.
C. Livelihood in the province will become richer.
3. The government helped the typhoon victims. What do you think the government will do to help the people?
A. The government will pay for the damages the typhoon caused.
B. The government will help the people rebuild their lives through government project.
C. The government will promise to check on the people.
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4. Elmer received a birthday gift from his father. It was a pair of roller skates. Mother told Elmer to keep his skates in a safe place after using them. One day, after playing, Elmer left his skates somewhere. What do you think happened to Elmer?
A. He stepped on the skates and fell down. B. He played with his skates again.
C. He threw the skates away.
5. The children were noisy as they walked home. They were talking about their report card. Raul was very sad. He had a heavy head. He was disappointed. What do you think happened?
A. Raul got high grades. B. Raul got very low grades. C. Raul was sick.
6. Justin was a kind boy. One day, he met an old woman carrying a heavy load. What do you think happened later?
A. He just look at her.
B. He helped her carry the heavy load. C. He gave her money.
7. Justin helped the lame woman. The old woman was grateful for Justin’s help. What do you think happened later?
A. She smiled at Justin. B. She thanked Justin. C. She shouted at Justin.
8. Margaret’s sister smiles all the time. She is a happy baby. One day, Margaret came home from school and ran into the house. Her baby sister was not smiling. She was crying and crying with saliva coming out from her mouth.
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C. She was sick.
9. Cecile asked, “Mother, is it true that classes are suspended?” What do you think happened before?
A. Father did not go to the office. B. The sun was shining brightly. C. It rained hard the whole night.
10. The people did not listen to the warning given by PAGASA. What do you think happened after that?
A. The people had much fun.
B. Many houses were destroyed due to the typhoon. C. Houses were destroyed because of fire.
