Predictions #1
Mrs. Smith told her class to put their books away and take out a pencil. She started to hand out paper to the entire class. She warned them there will be no more talking for the remainder of the class period.
What do you predict will happen next?
The class will take a test
Mrs. Jones walked out her door to go to work. She looked up at the clouds and took out her umbrella.
What do you predict the weather will be like?
It is a rainy day
Today is Julie’s birthday. She is turning eight this year. She is so excited to have a party and get presents. She woke up and saw four large boxes waiting for her!
How do you predict she will react?
She will be excited/happy
Tyler went to the library and took out his favorite book. He ran home and read it right away. Tyler finished reading the book after two days! He could not put it down!
What do you predict Tyler will do next?
He will return the book to the library
Mary’s bedroom is always a mess. Her mother is always yelling at her to clean up her room. Today is her mother’s birthday. Mary decided to surprise her mother and clean up her room. When her mother got home from work, she walked into Mary’s bedroom.
How do you predict her mother will react?
She will be surprised
Naomi grabbed her sunscreen, her towel, and a bathing suit. She could not wait to start her day!
Where do you think Naomi will go?
To the beach
On Monday morning, Joshua woke up with a headache. He did not feel well. He asked his mother to take his temperature. Joshua had a fever.
What do you predict will happen next?
Joshua will stay home from school and will go to the doctor
Ben loves scary movies. His best friend told him that a new scary movie is playing at the movie theater on Friday night.
What do you predict Ben will do?
Ben will go see the new scary movie on Friday night
Tina was feeding her pet bird. As soon as she opened the bird’s cage, the telephone rang. She knew it was her best friend Jen calling her! Tina ran to go get the phone.
What do you predict will happen next?
The bird will escape
Eric was starving! He went to the kitchen to get a snack. He opened the cupboard and saw a jar of cookies. He really wanted cookies, but they were too high! He could not reach them!
What do you predict Eric will do next?
He will ask someone to help him get the cookies
Fred and Frank woke up and looked out the window. They saw snow on the ground. It must have snowed last night! They put on warm clothes, grabbed their sled, and headed out the door.
What do you predict they will do next?
They will go sledding
Charles will not stop talking in class. His teacher asked him to be quiet, but he does not listen.
What do you think will happen next?
Charles will get in trouble
Peter has a spelling test today. He practiced his words over and over last night. He is ready to take this test.
How do you predict Peter will do on his spelling test?
Peter will do well on his test
Mrs. Thomas just got back from the grocery store. She was carrying her bags into the house when her foot got caught on the welcome mat. She tripped! As her bags hit the ground she heard a CRACK!
What do you predict was in the bag?
Eggs
Wendy was busy doing her math homework. She was working hard writing down all of her answers. All of a sudden, her pencil point broke!
What do you think Wendy will do next?
Wendy will sharpen her pencil
Robert was in a pie eating contest. He wanted to win. The winner would be the person who could eat the most pie in twenty minutes. The winner would get a prize. After twenty minutes, no one had eaten as many pies as Robert.
Who do you predict will win the contest?
Robert will win the contest
Joey was playing video games when the storm started. The rain was coming down and there was thunder and lightning. All of a sudden, the lights went out and Joey’s game was turned off.
What do you predict caused this to happen?
There was a power outage from the storm
Jessica is not allowed to touch her mother’s computer. Her mother has important files saved for work on that computer. One day after school, Jessica decided she wanted to watch YouTube. She thought it would be fine to use her mother’s computer. When her mother got home from work, she saw Jessica on her computer.
How do you predict Jessica's mom will react?
She will be angry and Jessica will get in trouble
Mia’s favorite thing to do is sing. She wants to try out for the school chorus. She has been practicing for weeks. She learned all the words to the songs. Today is chorus tryouts.
How do you predict Mia will do at tryouts?
Mia will do well and will be invited to join the chorus
Rachel filled a large glass with some milk for her younger sister, Julie, to drink. However, Julie wanted to drink from a smaller glass. When Rachel left the kitchen, Julie got a smaller glass. "I'm going to pour all the milk from the big glass into the small glass," Julie said.
What do you think will happen next?
The milk will spill and will make a mess