Making Predictions ELA

The cat stretched her paws out in front of her and let out a soft purr.  She curled up on her pillow and closed her eyes.
What probably happened next?

• The cat chased a mouse across the room.

• The cat ate some food.

• The cat scratched the sofa.

• The cat fell asleep.  

Billy walked to the cashier to buy a baseball glove with his allowance money.  He counted out his money and found that he was 45 cents short.  The lady behind him smiled and opened her purse.
What most likely happened next?

• The lady gave Billy 45 cents.  

• Bill asked the cashier for a discount.

• The lady told Billy to buy the glove next time.

• The cashier asked Billy to put the glove back on the shelf.

The firefighters rolled out the hose and aimed he water toward the leaping flames.  Slowly, the smoke began to clear, and the fire was contained.
What most likely happened next?  

• The flames got higher. 

• The firefighters extinguished the fire.

• The firefighters started another fire.

• The firefighters took a lunch break.

You can change your prediction as you read more and find more evidence.

• True

• False

You can combine evidence from the text with ______ to make a good prediction.

• your favorite character

• what you wish would happen

• information you already know

• the most exciting part of the story

Looking at the cover of The Ugly Duckling, you can reasonably predict that the duckling

• is not cute.

• is a different species.

• does not have parents.

• looks different from the others.

Read the text.

"Please take your shoes off," Laura urged. Riley slid off her shoes and stepped into Laura's room. She looked at the orderly space, where everything matched, everything was in place, and everything was spotless.
Riley thought, I don't think Laura would like my room very much.

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

• Laura rarely asks friends over.

• Riley's room is messy.

• Riley's room is clean.

Read the text.

Rosa loves to see her uncle when he comes home from work. What colors did he get on himself today? Rosa always wonders. Yesterday, his shirt was covered with streaks of purple, and his hair and face were dotted with orange and blue. The day before that his hands had specks of yellow.

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

• Rosa's uncle likes to dye his hair.

• Rosa's uncle is a painter.

• Rosa's uncle is a fashion designer

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.