Making Predictions

For this entire activity, select the answer that indicates the PREDICTION you would make after reading each of the short passage entries. Select NEXT to begin this activity.

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CCSS.RL.2.5

Sarah looked on as her father guided the mules across the river. He looked tense, but the mules calmly pulled the wagon through the neck-high water. Afterward, Sarah asked, "Why were you so tense, Father? The team did so well."

Her father replied, "The mules stayed calm because they've crossed many rivers before, my child, but, that was my first time leading a team".

• Sarah will be asked to lead the team at the next river crossing.

• Sarah's father will be less tense at the next crossing.

• The oxen will panic at the next river crossing.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.SL.2.3

Towns were vital to pioneers as they journeyed West because they needed to purchase supplies. A trip into town could also be entertaining, so some pioneers wanted to extend their stay. Others, however, wanted to get back on the road West as quickly as possible. These conflicting desires caused arguments among the many travelers.

What prediction can you make about future trips of these pioneers.

• To avoid arguments, pioneers will not stop at towns.

• To avoid disagreements, pioneers will buy more supplies in order to make fewer stops in towns.

• Towns will stop providing supplies for pioneers.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

JoHanna had saved enough money to purchase one expensive saltwater fish, but the pet shop owner said that a single fish would get lonely. JoHanna didn't like the sound of that. She then saw some freshwater fish that were almost as pretty as the saltwater ones. The freshwater fish cost less, too.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• JoHanna will let the shop owner buy puppies instead.

• JoHanna will by several several freshwater fish for the shop.

• JoHanna will buy one saltwater fish for the pet shop.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

Janeen peered at Mark as he climbed recklessly up the big tree in Grandma's backyard. He was so high, it made her dizzy just looking up at her crazy cousin. Janeen had never done well with heights and ignored Mark's pleas for her to join him. "It's perfectly safe, you big sissy," he finally taunted. Just then the limb he had landed on snapped, causing him to lose his footing and nearly fall.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Janeen will climb the tree to help rescue Mark.

• Mark will continue to climb.

• Mark will come down carefully and stop taunting his cousin.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

Jamal was bored and headed up to his room early. Knowing the weather report had called for a chance of snow, he played his Game Boy and chatted with friends on social media instead of doing his homework and studying for his big math test. A while later Mrs. Brown was waking her son. "Jamal, you have a two-hour delay, so I let you sleep in this morning. Get ready. You have just enough time to eat breakfast and catch the bus."

"What?" Jamal sat upright and exclaimed. "School! Today?"

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Mrs. Brown will be angry with Jamal.

• Jamal will face the math test unprepared.

• Jamal will fall asleep again and miss the bus.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

The wise, experienced mountain man approached the wagon train. He was concerned. "You're heading in the wrong direction," he warned the pioneers. The wagon master laughed and said, "I don't think so, old timer." The mountain man tried to convince the leader, but the wagon train continued without changing direction.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• The old timer will be left to die on the trail.

• The mountain man will stop trying to help wagon trains.

• The wagon train will face many problems and possibly get lost.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.7

Even though she was very conscientious, Kaylin was tired of having homework every single evening in her advanced classes. Since it was all due at the end of the week, she decided to do a little experiment and wait to do all of her work on Thursday nights. Working several hours all at once on Thursdays would give her four free nights during the week. When Thursday arrived, Kaylin sat down at her desk to begin her homework but heard the TV in the next room announce her favorite movie. She headed in with her mom and watched the entire two-hour movie which ended at 11:00 P.M.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Kaylin will have to pull an all-nighter to get her work done.

• Kaylin will find her experiment worked out well.

• Kaylin sailed through the work in a few minutes.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

Avery's dog Harley always escaped if he had even the slightest opportunity. Avery's parents had warned him to keep Harley on a leash. "If he escapes once more, he will have to attend obedience school," Dad had cautioned. One afternoon Avery could not find Harley's leash. Rather than looking harder to find the leash, he took his pet on a walk anyway.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Avery will have to attend obedience school.

• Harley will have to attend obedience school.

• Jeb will behave perfectly on the walk.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.3

Mrs. Steinmeier assigned her class to collect leaves from various trees in the area over the weekend, paste them in a notebook and label them by tree names. Carol Ann raised her and said, "Mrs. Steinmeier, I am visiting family down south this weekend, so this will be hard for me." The teacher suggested that Carol Ann collect leaves from trees while she is visiting her family in the south.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Carol Ann will lose points because she doesn't have leaves from area trees.

• Mrs. Steinmeier will grade Carol Ann more harshly than the rest of the class.

• Mrs. Steinmeier will grade Carol Ann's project like all the other student's projects.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.SL.2.3