Making Predictions in Fiction
A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on making predictions in fiction by analyzing text clues and prior knowledge.
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Making Predictions in Fiction
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Read each passage carefully. Then, use the clues in the text and what you already know to make a prediction about what will happen next. Answer the questions that follow.
Passage 1: The Lost Kite
Lily ran through the park, her brand new red kite soaring high above. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind snatched the string right out of her hand. The kite danced wildly in the sky, getting smaller and smaller as it drifted towards the dense forest at the edge of the park. Lily felt a lump in her throat as she watched it disappear behind the tall trees. She knew her dad would be upset.
1. What do you predict Lily will do next? Why?
2. Which of these is MOST LIKELY to happen after the kite disappears into the forest?
Lily will go home and forget about the kite.
Lily will ask her dad to buy her a new kite.
Lily will try to find the kite in the forest.
The kite will fly back to her hand.
Passage 2: The Mysterious Package
When Leo arrived home from school, a large, oddly shaped package sat on the porch. It was wrapped in plain brown paper with no return address. He carefully picked it up; it felt light, but there was a faint rattling sound inside. His mom was still at work, and he knew she hadn't ordered anything. Curiosity bubbled inside him.
3. Based on the clues, Leo will probably .
4. What clues from the passage helped you make your prediction about the mysterious package?
5. True or False: Leo will immediately open the package without thinking.
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False