Making Predictions

Mr. Jones finished his breakfast and said good bye to his family.  He grabbed his briefcase and headed out the door.
What most likely is going to happen next?

• Mr. Jones is going to work.
• Mr. Jones is coming home from work.
• Mr. Jones is buying a piano. 
• Mr. Jones will make pancakes. 

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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?

• It is very cold outside.
• Dogs are allergic to Anna.
• Anna is allergic to Dogs. 
• Anna is allergic to dust.  

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Molly got a small rabbit for her birthday.  She named the rabbit, Bunny.  She fed Bunny lots of food each day.  Bunny liked food and always wanted more.  So Molly fed Bunny even more food.
What will happen?

• Bunny will get smaller.
• Bunny will get fat.
• Bunny will lose his fur.

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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.

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Read the text.

Jose turned off his alarm, rolled out of bed, and sleepily got ready for school. He stumbled down to the kitchen, but no one else was there. Jose suddenly wondered, Wait, what day is it?

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

• Jose usually wakes up easily.

• Jose didn't realize it was Saturday.

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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? 

• Mandy misspelled the word
• Mandy asked to be excused.
• Mandy left the stage in tears.
• Mandy spelled the word correctly. 

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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.

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Making a prediction is a

• guess

• my favorite band

• using a magic 8 ball

• using information to determine what comes next

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True or False: You can change your prediction as you read more and find more evidence.

• True

• False

What is an inference?

• finding details in a nonfiction passage

• citing your answer

• use what you already know and clues from the story to come up with a reasonable answer

• make a wild guess

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