1) A prediction is an estimate of what will happen in the future based on prior knowledge and information provided. 2) The document provides two examples of making predictions based on context clues. In the first, it is predicted that the mother will get angry at the children for tracking mud onto her clean carpet. In the second, it is predicted that the power will go out during a thunderstorm, but the characters will be prepared with candles and flashlights. 3) Making predictions involves using both background knowledge and details from the text.