Making Predictions from Reading

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will use clues in a passage to predict what might happen next.

🌟 Let's Start

Good readers think ahead! When you read a story, you can use clues to guess what might happen next. This is called making a prediction. You learned to predict by listening — now let us predict from reading.

📚 Read This Story (It Stops Before the End!)

Story: The Big Storm

Amina looked out of the window. The sky was getting dark. Big grey clouds were rolling in. The wind was blowing hard, shaking the trees.

"Amina! Come inside quickly!" called her mother. "A big storm is coming!"

Amina ran inside. Her mother closed all the windows and locked the door. She brought out candles and matches.

"Why do we need candles, Mama?" asked Amina.

"Because the lights might go off during the storm," said Mama.

Just then, they heard a loud sound: BOOM! Thunder crashed in the sky. Rain started falling — first lightly, then harder and harder. The lights flickered once, twice, and then...

🎮 Let's Practice

1. Predict: What do you think happened next? Did the lights go off or stay on?
2. What clue in the story helped you make your prediction?
3. What do you think Amina and her mother did after that?

Click to see answers

1. The lights probably went off. The clue is that they flickered, and Mama had already prepared candles because she expected the power to go out.
2. The clues were: Mama brought out candles and matches, she said "the lights might go off," and the lights flickered twice.
3. They probably lit the candles and waited for the storm to pass. They might have told stories or talked to pass the time.

💡 Remember

Making predictions means using clues from the text to guess what will happen next. Look for hints the author gives you. Your prediction does not have to be perfect — just smart!