Previewing and marking predictions!

You can do this before you start reading. Previewing is when you look for
information before you read. For example, when you look at a picture, a book
front, an envelope, headlines and advertising. Making prediction is when you
make guesses about a passage. In that way, previewing and making prediction
help you read faster understands better.

Exercise: Practice previewing and making prediction with the pictures in

the following page.

1) On the following page, there is a picture of the place you have decided to
go on your vacation. Preview the picture and make predictions about your
vacation.
a. What will you do during the day?

b. What will you do in the evening?

c. What will you drink and eat?

d. What will you wear?

e. What will you buy?

f. How will you feel when you come home?

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2) Look at this picture and answers the questions.

a. Where are they?

b. What are they doing?

c. What are they talking about?

d. What do they do?

e. What will happen next?

3) Look at this picture and practice Previewing and Making predictions.

a. What is the picture about?

b. What is the woman doing?

c. How does she feel?

d. Where is she?

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 e. How old is she?

f. What will she do next?

4) 1. Mach the photos and their descriptions.

2. Put them in the correct order.

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5) Here is a story about Sam and the thing he will probably cook. Read story.
As you read, think about what might happen next. Look for clues in the story.
Think about what you already know.

Sam likes to cook. This week he will cook a new

thing every day. He is making plans about what to
make.
On Monday, Sam plans to make a chicken dinner.
His whole family likes chicken.
Sam will make some hot sandwiches on Tuesday.
His dad likes sandwiches. His dad also likes cheese.
San thinks his dad will like this lunch.
What will Sam make on Wednesday? His sister likes
eggs a lot. She would probably love eggs for
breakfast.
What about Thursday? Sam knows that his brother likes hotdogs for lunch. Sam has an
idea for lunch. San wants to make something special for his mom. She likes apples. She
also likes to eat pie. Sam will bake a special pie for his mom on Friday.
Taken from : Curriculum Associates (2006)

Answers these questions about the story:

1. On which day wills Sam´s family probably chicken for dinner?

a. Monday b. Tuesday c. Wednesday

2. Which clue tells what kind of sandwiches Sam will probably make for his
dad?

a. Sam plans to make a chicken dinner on Monday

b. Sam´s dad never eats sandwiches on Tuesday
c. Sam´s dad likes sandwiches and likes cheese

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3. What will Sam probably cook for breakfast on Wednesday?

a.Sandwiches b. Chicken c. Eggs

4. When will Sam probably cook hotdogs for lunch?

a. On Thursday b. on Friday c. on Monday

5. What kind of pie will Sam probably bake for his mom?

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