Missing File Predictions Worksheet
Students read four short stories and decide what happens next in this Missing File Predictions Worksheet for 3rd grade. An answer key is included, so prediction practice takes no prep at all.
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Description
Making predictions is one of the first real thinking skills a reader uses. A student looks at what the text already says, adds what they know about the world, and decides what will most likely happen next. This Missing File Predictions Worksheet gives 3rd graders four chances to practice that move with short, everyday stories they can picture right away. Each story stops on a moment of suspense, so the reader has to reach past the last sentence and finish the thought themselves.
This 3rd grade predictions worksheet is split into two parts. In Part A, students read three short scenarios and fill in the bubble beside the ending that is most likely to happen next. In Part B, they read a longer story about Valerie and her missing class project, write their own prediction on the lines provided, and explain the clue that led them to it. Use it as a warm-up before a read-aloud, as an independent reading center, or as a quick check after a lesson on using text evidence.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key with a sample written response
- 3 multiple-choice prediction items and 1 written prediction with an explanation
There are three reasons this Missing File Predictions Worksheet helps students learn. First, the multiple-choice items keep the reading load light, so all of the thinking goes into the prediction itself rather than into decoding. Second, every wrong option sounds reasonable on the surface but is contradicted by a clue in the story, which pushes students back into the text instead of letting them guess. Third, the written response asks for a reason, and that turns a hunch into an argument and builds the habit of citing evidence that reading assessments reward.
Teachers and parents can stretch this skill in a few easy ways. Stop halfway through a chapter book and have everyone write a one-sentence prediction on a sticky note, then check the notes at the end of the chapter. Cover the last panel of a comic strip and ask what belongs there. Play a quick round of what happens next using the pictures in a wordless picture book. You can also let students write their own cliffhanger story for a classmate to finish, which shows them how authors plant clues on purpose.
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