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Reading – Making Predictions

Reading · Level 2 · CCSS: RL.2.1, RI.2.1 · Worksheet 3 of 5 · Practice Set 10

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 Second Chance Bake Sale"
"Trapped in the Elevator"
"The Quiet Kid's Loud Idea"
"Storm Before the Game"

2 Read & Predict What Happens Next

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

Story A: Wesley built a birdhouse for his neighbor as a surprise, working on it every weekend for a month. The night before he planned to deliver it, a strong wind knocked it off the workbench.

What do you think Wesley will do next?

Story B: The parking lot outside the gym usually filled up completely an hour before every game. Today, with the championship only thirty minutes away, half the lot was still empty.

What do you think is happening?

Story C: The vending machine in the school lobby had never run out of any snack before. This week, one single button showed a blinking 'sold out' light every single day.

What do you think is happening with that snack?

3 Check Your Prediction

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

What really happened: Wesley examined the birdhouse and found only a small crack along one side. He carefully glued and clamped it overnight so it could dry before morning. When he delivered it the next day, his neighbor loved it and hung it in the yard right away. Wesley was relieved that a quick repair saved his hard work.

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…

+ Bonus Reading Practice

Use this short practice to extend Set 10.

Topic words: science lab, model, test, result

1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.

2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?