Predictions worksheet with illustrations and text for educational use.

Let’s go through each prediction one by one. We’ll think about what makes sense based on the clues given in each story.

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Problem 1:
Jim wants to win the big race. He goes running every day after school. In the evening he goes to the gym with his dad. On the day of the race, Jim is tired because he didn’t sleep well the night before. But he still runs hard and finishes second. Then he learns something that will help him prepare better next time.

What did Jim learn?

→ He trained hard but didn’t rest enough. Sleep is important for your body to recover and perform well. So next time, he should make sure to get good sleep before the race.

✔ Prediction: Jim learned that getting enough sleep before a race is just as important as training.

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Problem 2:
Mary is an excellent student, and she never misses anything in her classes. When her teacher assigns the class a project to do over the weekend...

What will Mary do?

→ Since Mary never misses anything and is excellent, she’ll probably start early, plan her work, and finish it on time — maybe even ahead of schedule. She won’t wait until Sunday night!

✔ Prediction: Mary will start her project right away and finish it carefully before the deadline.

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Problem 3:
Gladys loves to draw. For her birthday, she gets some cards, some new gift cards for her favorite clothing store.

Wait — this seems mixed up. It says she gets “some cards” and “gift cards for her favorite clothing store.” But Gladys loves to DRAW. That doesn’t match. Maybe there’s a mistake? Or maybe the gift cards are for art supplies? Let’s reread:

Actually, looking again — it says: “she gets some cards, some new gift cards for her favorite clothing store.” Hmm. But if she loves to draw, why would she get clothing store gift cards? Unless… maybe the “cards” are sketchbooks or art cards? Or perhaps it’s a trick — maybe she’ll use the gift cards to buy clothes that have drawings on them? Or maybe she’ll trade them?

But let’s think simply: The sentence might be trying to say she got art-related gifts. Maybe “cards” means drawing paper or note cards to draw on. And “gift cards for her favorite clothing store” — maybe she can buy T-shirts with cool designs and then draw on them? Or maybe it’s a typo and it meant “art store”?

Since we’re making predictions based on what’s written, let’s assume the text is correct: She got regular cards (maybe greeting cards?) and gift cards for a clothing store. But she loves to draw.

So what will she do?

→ She might use the blank sides of the cards to draw pictures. And maybe she’ll use the gift cards to buy plain T-shirts or hats that she can decorate with her drawings!

✔ Prediction: Gladys will use the cards to draw on, and she’ll use the gift cards to buy clothes she can customize with her artwork.

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Final Answer:

1. Jim learned that sleeping well before a race is very important — even more than just training hard.
2. Mary will start her project early and complete it neatly and on time.
3. Gladys will draw on the cards and use the gift cards to buy clothes she can decorate with her drawings.