Make Predictions

Grade 4 Reading Worksheet

Read each text. Circle what will probably happen next.

1. 1.

   Dark clouds covered the sky, and thunder rumbled far away. Maya was playing on the swings.

   • She will start a game of tag.
   • She will go inside soon.
   • She will keep swinging all afternoon.
   • She will go for a long bike ride.
2. 2.

   Ben set his alarm for six o'clock and packed his bag the night before. His team had a game at eight.

   • He will wake up early.
   • He will go to the library.
   • He will decide not to play.
   • He will sleep late.
3. 3.

   The cake was in the oven, and the kitchen smelled sweet. Dad looked at the timer. Only one minute was left.

   • Dad will take the cake out.
   • Dad will leave for work.
   • Dad will put in a second cake.
   • Dad will turn the oven up higher.
4. 4.

   Lena had practiced her song every day for a month. Now she stood on the stage, and the curtain began to rise.

   • She will give her song to a friend.
   • She will leave the stage.
   • She will forget the song on purpose.
   • She will sing for the audience.
5. 5.

   The little dog dug a deep hole in the yard. He dropped his bone in and covered it with dirt.

   • He will never think of the bone again.
   • He will come back for it later.
   • He will dig up the whole yard.
   • He will bring the bone to the neighbors.