Predicting Outcomes

• Definition: Predicting outcomes is the ability to predict

what will happen next based on two things:
1. Clues given in the picture or story
2. What you already know
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1. One way to predict outcomes is to look at a picture.
2. You can see what is happening, and then predict what is
most likely to happen next.
3. You will look for “clues” in the picture that will help you
predict what outcome will be.
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• Picture Example 1
• What will most likely happen next?
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• If you predicted that this will be soon be a house, you
predicted right.
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• Picture example 2.
• What will most likely happen next?
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• The pitcher will throw the baseball hard and try to strike out
the batter.

Is this what you said?

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• How did you do that?
• How did you make that prediction?
- You looked at what was happening in the picture
and based on what you saw happening, you
were able to predict what was going to be the
outcome, or what was most likely going to
happen next.
- You may have experienced events similar to the
pictures, and you have seen the outcome before.
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• How we use our past experiences to help us predict future

outcomes can be seen in the following example:
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• Your neighbor has mowed his lawn every Saturday morning

for as long as you can remember. Can you predict what your
neighbor will be doing next Saturday?
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• You can predict your neighbor will be mowing his lawn. If he
has been doing it for as long as you can remember, it is pretty
likely he will be doing it this Saturday.
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• You also need to predict outcomes when you are reading.

• It can be as short as one sentence, or as long as a long story.

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• What have we learned?

1. Look for clues.

2. Use past experiences.
3. Add up the useful information that is available to predict
the most likely outcome.
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Learning Test
1. What is the definition of Predicting Outcomes?
A. determining the meaning of a word
B. looking for facts and details
C. deciding what will happen next
D. understanding the effect of an event
2. When you are predicting outcomes, it is important to do which of the
following?
A. read the details carefully
B. use what you already know
C. look for clues to help you
D. all of the above
3. When is it important to predict outcomes?
A. when reading
B. when you make a decision
C. when you are watching a movie
D. all of the above

4. Which of the following will help you predict an outcome?

A. what is going to happen
B. prior knowledge
C. the copyright date
D. feelings
5. What can you look for to help you decide what will happen next in a
picture or story?
A. letters
B. numbers
C. the beginning
D. clues

6. If a person goes to the grocery store and buys an head of lettuce, a

tomato, a cucumber, and salad
dressing, you could predict that the person is going to do which of the
following?
A. the person will bake a cake
B. the person is going to set up an aquarium
C. the person will eat fish for dinner
D. the person will make a salad

ANSWERS:
• 1.C
• 2.D
• 3.D
• 4.B
• 5.D
• 6.D