Three pages of prediction practice for Year 3 English, built on short extracts rather than one long story. Pupils read a line about a dark grey sky, a scene with Mia and a shiny glass biscuit jar, and a packing list with a trick hidden in it. Each part asks what will happen or where a character is going, and which words gave it away. An answer key covers all six questions, and the sheet follows the England National Curriculum reading comprehension objectives.
Reading - comprehension
“Drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence”
Questions 3 and 4 ask pupils to read Mia's actions and work out her motive: she wants a biscuit without getting caught.
Reading - comprehension
“Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied”
Questions 1, 4 and 5 ask for predictions, and questions 2 and 6 ask pupils to point to the detail behind them.
Pupils read "The sky turned dark grey and a loud rumble shook the windows", choose what happens next from three options and copy one word that helped them.
Mia tiptoes into the kitchen and holds her breath. Pupils say what she is trying to do and what might happen if her hand slips.
A short explanation of a false clue, then Leo's packing list: swimming trunks, sunscreen, a beach towel and a thick woolly winter hat. Pupils pick where he is going and name the red herring.
Model answers for all six questions, such as "grey" or "rumble" for question 2 and the winter hat for question 6.
Starter
Put the Part 1 sentence on the board and take predictions before you hand out the sheet. It takes two minutes.
Guided reading
Spend the most time on Part 3. Pupils who choose the snowy holiday have fixed on one detail, and that gives the group something to talk about.
Homework
The six questions are short, and the answer key makes marking quick the next morning.
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