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Making predictions, Embedded questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I think the world ________ a cleaner place in the future.

a)

won't be

b)

will be

c)

will is

d)

will do

2.

Sally ____________ start a bussiness in the future.

a)

will definitely

b)

probably won't

c)

will might

3.

She ___________ children in ten years' time.

a)

will have

b)

won't have

c)

will had

d)

won't having

4.

Next weekend we ... go to the cinema, mummy is thinking about it.

(a)  

5.

Children _________ the same food in the future.

a)

won't

b)

will

c)

won't eat

6.

What strategy involves asking good questions to keep us more mentally engaged with what we read?

a)

Visualizing

b)

Connecting

c)

Inferring

d)

Questioning

7.
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? 
a)
Mandy misspelled the word
b)
Mandy asked to be excused.
c)
Mandy left the stage in tears.
d)
Mandy spelled the word correctly. 
8.

He loves fixing computers. He ... be a computer technician when he gets older.

a)

won´t probably

b)

probably will

c)

could

d)

will probably

9.
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?
a)
It is very cold outside.
b)
Dogs are allergic to Anna.
c)
Anna is allergic to Dogs. 
d)
Anna is allergic to dust.  
10.

Asking when, where, why, who, how and other questions to clarify the text are known as...

a)

drawing conclusions

b)

summarizing

c)

inferring

d)

questioning

11.

Perhaps cars .... fly in the future.

a)

will probably

b)

probably won´t

c)

might

d)

migh

12.

 

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?

a)

Johanna will let the shop owner buy puppies instead.

b)

Johanna will buy one saltwater fish from the pet shop.

c)

Johanna will buy several several fish from the shop.

13.

 

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?

a)

Avery will have to attend obedience school.

b)

Jeb will behave perfectly on the walk.

c)

Harley will have to attend obedience school.

14.

I definitely ___________ a veterinary, because I'm afraid of animals.

a)

will be

b)

be

c)

won't be

15.

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?

a)

Janeen will climb the tree to help rescue Mark.

b)

Mark will come down carefully and stop taunting his cousin.

c)

Mark will continue to climb.

16.

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?

a)

Simon picked the winning card

b)

Simon had too many cards in his hand.

17.

I am completely sure, this summer ..... go to my village.

a)

definitely will

b)

will definitely

c)

won´t definitely

d)

might

18.

Making a prediction is

a)

a guess

b)

using a magic 8 ball

c)

my favorite band

d)

using previous information to determine what comes next

19.

He is a hard working person. He ___________ get a job soon.

a)

won't

b)

don't

c)

will

20.

We _________________ the party on Saturday. It's going to be sunny.

a)

won't definitely celebrate

b)

will definitely celebrate

c)

might definitely celebrate