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Book Prediction Worksheet

Read the opening of the story. Use clues from the text to predict what might happen next. There may be more than one sensible prediction.

The Tide Pool Key

The tide had slipped away from the rocks, leaving pools of seawater shining in the afternoon sun. Rhys crouched beside the deepest pool while Jacob searched the pebbles for shells. Tomasz spotted something wedged beneath a ledge: a small brass key tied to a strip of blue cloth. “Who would leave a key here?” Jacob asked. Rhys turned it over. A tiny star had been scratched into its handle. Just then, a wave curled over the outer rocks. The water in the deepest pool began to swirl, although the wind had gone still. From somewhere beneath the ledge came three clear taps. Tomasz looked at the key. “I think it wants us to open something,” he whispered. Rhys reached towards the narrow gap under the rock. The key felt warm in his palm.

Make and explain your predictions

Use details from the story as evidence. A prediction is a thoughtful idea about what may happen, not a guaranteed answer.

1.Which detail is the strongest clue that something unusual may happen next?
  • The tide has gone out.
  • The key has a star scratched into it and feels warm.
  • Jacob is searching for shells.
  • The story takes place in the afternoon.
2.What do you predict is making the three taps beneath the ledge? Give one possible idea.
3.Which prediction is best supported by the clues?
  • The friends will go home and forget the key.
  • The key may unlock or reveal something hidden under the ledge.
  • Jacob will find a whole beach full of shells.
  • The wind will suddenly blow the key away.
4.Why might the writer mention that the water swirled even though the wind had gone still?
5.True or false: The story tells us exactly what is hidden beneath the ledge.
TrueFalse
6.Choose one word to describe the mood at the end: peaceful, mysterious or hilarious. Explain your choice using a clue.
7.Write your own prediction: what happens when Rhys reaches into the gap? Include at least one clue from the story to support your idea.
8.Imagine the next page reveals a tiny door inside the rock. Which earlier detail would best foreshadow this discovery?
  • The friends are at the shore in the afternoon.
  • Jacob is looking for shells.
  • There is a narrow gap under the ledge, and the key seems connected to it.
  • The tide has slipped away from the rocks.

2 printable pages

  • Book Prediction Worksheet, page 1 of 2: The Tide Pool Key, Make and explain your predictions

    Page 1

  • Book Prediction Worksheet, page 2 of 2: 3. Which prediction is best supported by the clues?

    Page 2

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