1st grade making predictions worksheets
Making predictions worksheets for first grade tell little stories that stop right before the ending: a balloon blown too big, a sled at the top of a hill. Your child picks what happens next and the clue that says so. Every story's clues point one clear way.
Free printable PDF worksheet.
Each click picks one of the 13 passages written for this grade. Every sheet comes with its answer key. You don't need to sign up.
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The kind of passages you'll get
Read the passage. Then circle the letter of the best answer for each question.
Biscuit by the Door
Dad zipped up his jacket. Then he took the red leash off its hook by the door. Biscuit the puppy jumped up from her bed. Her tail went thump, thump, thump on the floor. She ran to the door and sat down, wiggling. Every morning,…
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What will Dad and Biscuit most likely do next?
go for a walk · go back to bed · give Biscuit a bath · stay inside all day
Answer: go for a walk
- Which clue shows Biscuit knows what is coming? she ran to the door and sat · she has a soft, cozy dog bed · her leash hangs by the door · she is a puppy named Biscuit
Each print picks one of the 13 passages written for this grade, and its questions come with it. With 13 to pick from, a second print can land on one you've used, so check the title before you hand it out.
What's on a 1st grade sheet
1st grade sheets draw from 13 passages, 53 to 72 words long. All 13 are on 2nd grade sheets too, along with 13 more. On 2nd grade sheets they run 53 to 106 words.
Some of the titles: Rain Boots by the Door, The Full Balloon, The Sled at the Top, Low Tide Treasure, The Drippy Ice Pop, The Shrinking Puddle.
- Reading passage. Read the passage. Then circle the letter of the best answer for each question. One passage per sheet, with its own question set.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Pause at the end and ask what happens next BEFORE looking at the choices. Then find the clue together: the crouching cat, the too-big balloon. Saying clue and guess as a pair builds the habit the sheet is after.
Watch for: A prediction is not a wish. Kids pick the ending they WANT instead of the one the clues support. Ask: which clue says so? Wild endings feel fun but score wrong. The best prediction is the boring one the passage has been setting up all along.
Common questions about 1st grade making predictions
- Why do the stories stop before the ending?
- The ending is the question. Your child reads the setup, feels where it is going, and picks the outcome the clues support. Finishing the story is the skill.
- Is there really one right answer to a prediction?
- On these sheets, yes: each story's clues point one clear way, and the key names the clue. Open-ended what-ifs are wonderful talk, but they make poor answer keys.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.
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