Which is a step in making and checking predictions while reading?
listing characters and their personality traits
connecting clues to background knowledge
interpreting symbols within figurative language
identifying setting and plot in the literatur

It's B

Explanation:

Connecting your prior knowledge to clues you have throughout the story would help you make a prediction.  

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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