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Reading – Making Predictions

Reading · Level 2 · CCSS: RL.2.1, RI.2.1 · Worksheet 3 of 5

Level 2 ⭐⭐

Practice SetsSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10

1 Predict from the Title

🔮 Read each book title. What do you think the story will be about? Write your prediction.

Book Title	I predict this book is about…
"The Dog Who Could Fly"
"Rainy Day Adventure"
"The Missing Cookie"
"My Pet Dinosaur"

2 Read & Predict What Happens Next

📖 Read the beginning of each story. Then write what you think will happen next.

Story A: Sam packed his lunch, grabbed his fishing pole, and headed to the lake. Dark clouds were rolling in from the west. Thunder rumbled in the distance.

What do you think will happen next?

Story B: Lily found a small box on her doorstep with her name on it. She looked around but didn't see anyone. She carefully opened the lid and peeked inside…

What do you think is in the box?

Story C: The class hamster, Biscuit, was not in his cage when the students arrived Monday morning. The cage door was open and there were tiny footprints leading across the teacher's desk.

What do you think happened to Biscuit?

3 Check Your Prediction

✅ Now read what REALLY happened in Story A. Was your prediction close?

What really happened: Sam felt a raindrop on his nose. Then another. "Oh no!" he said. He quickly packed up and ran to the car just before the rain poured down. "I'll come back on a sunny day," Sam told his dad.

Question	Your Answer
Was your prediction close?
What clues helped you predict?
What surprised you?

4 Use Prediction Words

✍️ Good readers use prediction words! Complete each sentence about a story you know.

Prediction sentence starters:

• I think… • I predict… • I bet… • My guess is… • Based on the clues, I think…

Think of your favorite book or story. Write a prediction about what COULD have happened differently:

If the story kept going, I predict…