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Reading – Making Predictions

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

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 Cat Who Lost Her Meow"
"Snow Day Surprise"
"The Broken Umbrella"
"My Robot Best Friend"

2 Read & Predict What Happens Next

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

Story A: Ana laced up her skates and headed to the pond behind her house. The morning was warmer than usual, and small puddles had formed near the edge of the ice.

What do you think will happen next?

Story B: Theo found an old key taped under his desk at school. It didn't match any lock he had ever seen. His teacher said the desk used to belong to a student from many years ago.

What do you think the key opens?

Story C: The class turtle, Shelly, had always stayed in the same corner of her tank. On Monday morning, students found the tank lid pushed open and small wet tracks leading to the reading corner.

What do you think happened to Shelly?

3 Check Your Prediction

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

What really happened: As Ana skated near the edge, she felt the ice wobble beneath her skates. She quickly turned back toward solid ground and told a nearby adult about the thin ice. The park ranger closed that part of the pond for the rest of the week. Ana was glad she had noticed the warning signs in time.

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 2.

Topic words: library, shelf, book, clue

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

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