Inference Practice

Inference Practice

6th Grade ELA

Poll

Brain Break: Would you rather be able to touch the top of the sky or the deepest part of the ocean?

• Top of the sky

• deepest part of the ocean

Poll

Brain Break: Would you rather work for a company that makes movies or a company that makes video and web games?

• Movies

• Games

Making Inferences

An inference is an educated guess based on what you observe, and what you already know!

Multiple Choice

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 know for their loyalty and gentleness.

Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

• Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs.

• There are many breeds of dogs.

• Sheepdogs know how to keep the sheep together and protect them from predators.

• Wolves are afraid of sheep.

Multiple Choice

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay, Thor," he said. "Dad says we will like California."

What is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.

• Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.

• Tim is moving to California with his family.

Multiple Choice

Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said.

You can tell shoes made before 1800:

• were pretty

• didn't fit very well

• didn't look like

• caused people to limp

Multiple Choice

_______________ in fiction is a reasonable conclusion or judgment about some element of a story based on information given in the story and the reader's personal knowledge of how the world works.

• A clue

• An Inference

• A Puzzle

• A question

  a

Multiple Choice

_______________ in fiction is a reasonable conclusion or judgment about some element of a story based on information given in the story and the reader's personal knowledge of how the world works.

• A clue

• An Inference

• A Puzzle

• A question

  a

Multiple Choice

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• 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.

Multiple Choice

I arrived early for my appointment. The place was busy and smelled of chemicals. I found a place to sit and wait. The lady next to me had a towel around her head. I heard a blow dryer in the distance. It was loud over the music that was playing. Where am I?

• The hair salon
• A restaurant
• At school
• At the doctor