Making Inferences

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Trees were bent over, and branches flew through the air. Beach chairs, garbage cans, and several small items were blown down the streets like confetti. A few roofs of small sheds were already missing. Window frames that weren't boarded up held shards of glass. Several stores had bags of sand blocking the doors.
What was causing this to happen?

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hurricane

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What can you infer about this setting? Mrs. Glass is munching on her lunch. There is a lot of noise as she walks by the table chatting with students.

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She is in the cafeteria.

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Which sentence from the selection shows that the pet is a cat?

Deven had to feed his pet every day.

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Deven had to take his pet outside right away after school.

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It was Deven's job to clean out the litter box every 3 days.

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It was Deven's job to clean out the litter box every 3 days.

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INFERENCE

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A logical conclusion and a guess based on evidence

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To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast
• pay attention to details
• look up every unfamiliar word

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pay attention to details

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In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

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true

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Why is it important to learn how to make inferences?

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authors communicate ideas indirectly

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When making an inference, the most important thing is...
Options: What you know about the topic, The topic of the text, The characters in the text, Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

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Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

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A VALID INFERENCE is...

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supported with evidence

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What is the first step readers must take to draw an inference?

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Look for clues in the text