Making Inferences and SUmmarizing

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What may the reader best infer from the passage? Braedon sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could overhear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.

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Braedon is in detention because he had acted out in class.

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What may the reader conclude about Jessica's friends? Jessica's favorite part about the weekend was going to Rockin' Records with her friends. Rockin' Records was the local music store just down the road from her house. On weekend afternoons, Jessica and her friends would walk down to the store to shop for new music.

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They like music.

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What will Tommy most likely do next after realizing he can't mention wrapping paper?

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Go and search for the wrapping paper by himself.

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The author assumes the reader most likely knows-
His mother understood then how Tyerell felt just by looking at him. She saw that he wanted to stay in the house forever because of all the memories he had at this old place. They still had to leave, but she wanted to help her son feel better about what was going to happen in a few days.

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Tyerell & his mom are moving.

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The author refers to kangaroos most likely because-
Options: People know what koalas look like., More people are familiar with kangaroos being marsupials., Australia has many different animals., Koalas are oddly shaped kangaroos.

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More people are familiar with kangaroos being marsupials.

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You can tell that shoes before 1800:

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didn't fit very well

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Based on the text, you can INFER that:

Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness.

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Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.

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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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Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________. Options: got her sunglasses, made a sandwich, picked up her umbrella, put on sandals

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picked up her umbrella

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The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis has been postponed while NASA evaluates a problem with the new robot arm on space station Alpha. The arm will be used to carry out the installation of a new U.S.-built airlock on the space station.

What can you infer from this paragraph? 

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The robot space arm is critical to the space shuttle's mission.