Text Evidence & Inferencing

Front

What evidence best supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

Back

Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

Front

What is Alison looking for?

Back

Her keys

Front

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school? Options: Joanna's hair was a little messy when she got to school, Joanna went four blocks on her way to school, Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school, Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

Back

Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

Front

Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk. It is likely that:

Back

Tiffany earned a bad grade on the test.

Front

What chore does Michael hate?

Folding the laundry

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Cleaning his room

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Doing the dishes

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Taking out the garbage

Back

Taking out the garbage

Front

Why did the boys run home?

"The night was very dark. Charlie and Ted were sitting by the fire and toasting marshmallows. They had set-up their tent that afternoon. Suddenly, Ted heard a noise. Charlie heard it, too. It said, "Hoot, hoot!" It was coming from the tree over the tent. The boys threw down their marshmallows and ran all the way home."

Back

They were afraid of the noise they heard.

Front

When writers do not state the way a character feels, the writer will include details that readers must use to make inferences or form opinions about how a character feels. When you make inferences, you use:

• Dictionaries and Wikipedia to locate answers.
• Your own imagination and ignore the text.
• Clues from the text, background knowledge, and experiences you've had.
• None of the above.

Back

Clues from the text, background knowledge, and experiences you've had.

Front

Albert stormed into his apartment and threw down his lunchbox. He had just lost his job. Albert had worked for the same company for over ten years. But today he was informed that he was no longer needed. Albert didn't know what to do. Based on what you have read, you can INFER that: Albert threw down his lunchbox., Albert's job lasted over ten years., Losing his job made Albert upset., Albert lived in a house with his parents.

Back

Losing his job made Albert upset.

Front

The boy was outside. The buses are gone and the hallways are empty. What can you infer?

Back

The boy missed his bus.