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• Scan the story quickly.
• Read the story carefully.
• Visualize the details.
• Predict what words are used to fill in the blanks.

Are The Proverbs True?

There is no doubt that, in your life, you have heard a few ____________ about the weather. Who has not heard the old saying “Red sky at night, sailor‘s delight, _____________ in the morning, sailors take warning”? Sayings or proverbs like this are fun, but are they true?

The “red sky at night...“ proverb is probably __________ more than it is wrong. At sunset, the rays of sunlight are _________________ or bent by the atmosphere. If there are clouds present, the red colour of the sky is hidden from view. If there are not any clouds, the sky in the west takes on a reddish colour. Since most weather systems move from __________ to east across the country, a lack of clouds in the west is a good ________________ that the weather the next day will be fair.

The same sort of explanation holds true for the second part of the proverb, “red in the morning, sailors take warning." If the sky is reddish in colour in the morning, in the east, it can mean the clear sky has _____________ by an approaching system of low pressure out of the west. As you know, an approaching low pressure system means we can expect overcast conditions or rain.

Adapted from, Intermediate Academic Upgrading Science Learning Packages