Making Inferences

Making Inferences

Darice Williams

What is an inference?

Prior Knowledge + Textual Evidence = Inference

An inference is not...

Read the passage on the next slide and answer the questions that follow

Multiple Choice

Which inference can you make about young Joe's family?

• They were wealthy.

• They were admired.

• They were poor.

• They were fortunate.

Multiple Choice

From the article, you can infer that:

• A nickname usually describes something about the person to whom is given.

• Most athletes prefer to be addressed by their real name rather than a nickname.

• It is uncommon for a baseball player to be given a nickname.

• Most athletes believe that a good nickname will make them more memorable.

Multiple Choice

From the article, you can determine that Shoeless Joe:

• continued to play baseball for several more years after the World Series

• and the other White Sox players did something that was illegal

• was wrongfully accused of helping throw the World Series

• was reluctant to be involved in throwing the World Series

Multiple Choice

The information in the article suggests that:

• There was little interest in professional baseball during the early 1900’s.

• People felt sympathy for Shoeless Joe in 1919.

• Reporters were interested in hearing what Shoeless Joe had to say after leaving the courthouse.

• The World Series has not been played since 1919.

Multiple Choice

You can infer that:

• The small boy was proud of Shoeless Joe.

• The small boy was inspired to play baseball.

• The small boy wanted to be near Shoeless Joe.

• The small boy didn’t want Shoeless Joe to be guilty.

Multiple Choice

The Sphinx was carved with very simple tools. Among them were copper chisels and pounders of harder stone such as granite and diorite to knock off bits and pieces of the limestone. To do the final shaping and to smooth the surface, the master artisans used sand and sandstone.

QUESTION: What can you infer about the building of the Sphinx?

• They were created by hand.

• They were machine built.

• They were built quickly.

• They were cheap.