Many companies are interested in knowing what will happen in the future. They try to predict what future trends will be. For example, will the price of oil go up or will it go down? If they guess correctly, they can make money. If they make a wrong guess, they can lose money.

Companies use special methods to make these predictions. Some companies hire people to predict future trends. One method they use is studying how people behave. To do this, they bring a group of people together and ask them questions. The companies hope that if they learn about the behavior of a small group of people, they can also understand the behavior of a larger group. They use this information to predict how people will act in the future and what they will want to buy.

One author, John Naisbitt, wrote a book called Megatrends more than 30 years ago. In his book, Naisbitt made predictions. He said that technology and information would become more important in the future. He also said that companies would need to move more quickly. Perhaps his most important prediction was that the world would become more connected in a global economy. Most of Naisbitt's predictions were correct.

Companies must do a lot of research to make good predictions about the future. Companies that make good predictions make better products and more money.
2.Companies want to know _____.(1 Point)
where they can find groups of people
what will happen in the future
how they can lose money
3.Companies hire people to _______.(1 Point)
improve the economy
predict trends
use technology
4.What is one method of studying how people behave? (1 Point)
hiring groups of people to design questions
asking questions to small groups of people
testing products with large groups of people
5.What happens if companies make wrong guesses about the future? (1 Point)
They can run out of oil.
They can lose money.
They need to study more people.
6.Megatrends is ____.(1 Point)
a research study
a product
a book
7.What did John Naisbitt predict? (1 Point)
The global economy would improve
Technology would be more important.
Oil prices would rise.
8.Naisbitt was correct ____.(1 Point)
some of the time
most of the time
none of the time
9.Predictions about the future help companies ____.(1 Point)
save money
use less technology
make better products
10.What is the main idea of paragraph 1?(1 Point)
If they make a wrong guess, they can lose money.
Companies are interested in predicting future trends.
The price of oil may rise or fall.
11.What is the main idea of paragraph 2?(1 Point)
Companies bring small groups of people together and ask them questions.
Some companies hire people to make predictions.
Companies use special methods to make predictions.
12.What is the main idea of paragraph 3?(1 Point)
Naisbitt said that technology and information would become more important.
Naisbitt predicted that the world would become more connected.
John Naisbitt wrote a book to predict future trends.
13.What is the main idea of paragraph 4? (1 Point)
Companies research people's behavior to investigate the future.
Companies do a lot of research.
Good predictions help companies make better products and more money