Making Predictions with Text

Making a prediction is

• a guess

• putting events in correct order

• using a magic 8 ball

• using information from the text to determine what comes next

Katie's mom set the oven to 350 degrees. Katie and her mom rolled the dough into balls and placed them about one inch apart on a baking sheet.
What are Katie and her mom doing?

• Katie and her mom are making pasta.
• Katie and her mom are making cookies. 
• Katie and her mom are making a cake.
• Katie and her mom are making meat loaf.  

Mr. Jones finished his breakfast and said good bye to his family.  He grabbed his briefcase and headed out the door.
What most likely is going to happen next?

• Mr. Jones is going to work.
• Mr. Jones is coming home from work.
• Mr. Jones is buying a piano. 
• Mr. Jones will make pancakes. 

As soon as the dog entered the room, Anna's eyes watered and she began to sneeze. She didn't stop sneezing until the dog went outside. 
Which is most likely true?

• It is very cold outside.
• Dogs are allergic to Anna.
• Anna is allergic to Dogs. 
• Anna is allergic to dust.  

In the last few seconds of the game, Darryl dribbled the ball down the court and slammed it through the hoop.
What is Darryl playing?

• tennis
• football
• soccer
• basketball

Nervously, Mandy stepped up to the microphone on stage. When the teacher asked her to spell the word "precipitation," Mandy smiled with relief.  
What probably happened next? 

• Mandy misspelled the word
• Mandy asked to be excused.
• Mandy left the stage in tears.
• Mandy spelled the word correctly. 

The third grade class was not following directions, talking out of turn and being disrespectful. What do you predict will happen next?

• They will get a reward.

• They will get straight A's.

• They will lose recess.

• They will make the teacher happy.

Read the text.

Simon and Doug had been playing the same card game for nearly two hours. Twice, Simon had been one card away from winning the game. Again, Simon carefully examined the cards in his hands and the cards on the board. He picked a card from the pile and exclaimed, "Third time's a charm!"

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Simon picked the winning card

• Simon had too many cards in his hand.

Read the text.

Hansen turned off his alarm, rolled out of bed, and sleepily got ready for school. He stumbled down to the kitchen, but no one else was there. Hansen suddenly wondered, Wait, what day is it?

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Hansen usually wakes up easily.

• Hansen didn't realize it was Saturday.

You can make predictions about

• fiction only.

• nonfiction only.

• both fiction and nonfiction.

• neither fiction nor nonfiction.