Inferences

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Inference

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Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea

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What happened to Grandpa's chocolate cake?

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Brad ate Grandpa's chocolate cake.

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To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge.

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True

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How might a coyote stay cool in the desert?

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Sleep during the day and hunt at night.

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Which detail tells you that Mrs. McCoy is hungry? Options: Her eyes filling up with tears. , She is limping around the room. , She starts reading a book. , Her stomach growls loudly.

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Her stomach growls loudly.

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Isabel's soccer team cheered. The coach gave them a trophy. What do you think happened? Options: They missed the goal., The coach got kicked out of the game., They won the game., The other team won the game.

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They won the game.

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Tate stamps his feet and crosses his arms. How do you think he feels? Options: joyful, tearful, lonely, angry

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angry

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Nicole came out of the elevator in her apartment building. She ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi. When she hopped in, she said, “Please take me to 34545th Street.”
You can infer that...

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Nicole lives in a large city.

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What was Miss Valdez telling Larry? "Larry, as your boss, I must say it’s been very interesting working with you," Miss Valdez said. "However, it seems that our company’s needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position effective today."

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He was being fired.

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Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.
Which probably happened?

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Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.