Making Predictions
Predicting Outcomes
• Predicting outcomes means deciding
in advance what will happen in a
story, based on clues in the passage
and your experience with similar
situations.
What I already know.
+ Clues in the story.
= my prediction.
Predicting Outcomes
Lupe had not done well on any spelling work all
week long. “This is sure a hard list of words
this week,” Lupe thought to himself. The night
before the test Lupe planned to study extra
hard for his spelling test, but he started
watching a TV show and forgot all about the
test. The next morning the teacher said , “All
right, class. Get ready for your spelling test.”
A probable outcome for
this story isa. Lupe will do well on the test.
b. The teacher will give easier words
for the test.
c. Lupe will not do well on the test.
d. Lupe will not have to take the test.
Lets try another oneJasmine is afraid of snakes. One
day as she was walking to school, she
spotted a small green garden snake.
One might predict that-
a. Jasmine will hurry by the snake.
b. Jasmine will pick up the snake and
play with it.
c. Jasmine will take the snake to
school with her.
d. The snake will bite Jasmine.
Great Job!
I predict you will do just fine.