Predicting What Happens Next

Year 1 EnglishReading Comprehension4 pages

About this worksheet

Six prediction questions for Year 1, spread over four pages. A bowl slips from Sam's hands, Mia rides her scooter at a muddy puddle, and Mum picks up the dog's lead in the rain. Pupils tick the most likely next event for each. They then draw what happens to Leo's runaway apple and write a sentence about Tom's kick towards Ali, plus the clue that helped. A note explains prediction for adults. Model answers name the clue in each story, in line with England National Curriculum comprehension.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Reading - comprehension

โ€œDrawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacherโ€

Questions 1 to 3 need everyday knowledge, such as what happens to a dropped bowl or a puddle.

Reading - comprehension

โ€œMaking inferences on the basis of what is being said and doneโ€

Pupils read clues like the wellies and the lead in question 3 to decide what Mum is about to do.

Reading - comprehension

โ€œPredicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so farโ€

Every question stops mid-story and asks what comes next, and question 6 asks for the clue behind the guess.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: Choose the Next Event

Three short stories, each with three possible endings. Pupils tick the best one, such as the bowl crashing on the floor.

Part 2: Draw Your Prediction

Leo's apple rolls out of the door at break time. Pupils draw and label what happens next.

Part 3: Write Your Prediction

Tom kicks his football towards Ali by the goal. Pupils write what happens next and one clue from the story.

How teachers use it

Class story time

Try question 1 aloud before a read-aloud book. Stop the book at a cliffhanger and use the same kind of question.

Adult-led group

Give the page to a teaching assistant with the note for grown-ups. It tells them to talk about clues before pupils answer.

Writing link

Use Tom and Ali in question 5 as the opening for a short story the next day.

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