Making predictions
What Will Happen Next?
Read each story. Write your answer on the blanks.
1. The baseball game was tied 6-6
2. Latoya decided to bake some
at the bottom of the ninth inning
with bases loaded. The home
team batter hit a high fly ball
deep into right field. The
outfielder caught the ball but
then dropped it. What will
happen next?
brownies. She put them in the
oven and went outside and
jumped in the pool. She swam
for a long time. She forgot all
about the brownies. What will
happen next?
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3. Mrs. Lopez ran over a big nail.
4. The wind began to blow. Dark
It stuck in the tire. Air began
to seep out. What will happen
next?
clouds drifted in. Lightning
cracked and thunder roared.
What will happen next?
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5. One day Greg left his toy truck
6. Dad and Sam went fishing. They
on the stairs. Mom came down
the stairs carrying a laundry
basket, piled high with dirty
towels. She stepped on Greg’s
truck. What will happen next?
rowed the boat to the middle of
the lake. Then they hit a rock
that made a hole in the boat.
Water started rushing in it. What
will happen next?
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Choose one of the stories above and draw a picture of what happens next.
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(Accept any reasonable answers.)
1. The home team wins the game.
2. The brownies will burn. 3. She will
have a flat tire. 4. It will rain. 5. Mom
will fall. 6. The boat will sink.