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What could it be?

This task is about making inferences to predict what a poem might be describing.

You will read a poem in three parts, one part at a time.
After reading each part:

in the left hand box, predict all the things you think the poem is describing.
in the right hand box, explain how the evidence in the text, and what you know, supports your predictions.

In the early evening,
I see a big ___________
with its eyes shining yellow.

Part 1

I think this poem could be describing any one of these things:	because:

In the early evening,

I see a big ___________

with its eyes shining yellow.

It prowls for ages along the road

In the early evening,

I see a big ___________

with its eyes shining yellow.

It prowls for ages along the road

Part 2

Now I think this poem could be describing any one of these things:	because:

In the early evening,

I see a big ___________
with its eyes shining yellow.

It prowls for ages along the road

and only stops to drink at Caltex.
I can hear it roar.

In the early evening,

I see a big ___________
with its eyes shining yellow.

It prowls for ages along the road

and only stops to drink at Caltex.
I can hear it roar.

Part 3

Now I think this poem could be describing any one of these things:	because: