Inferencing

Inferencing

Read the paragraphs that follow and answer the questions to see how you are doing on inferencing!

Multiple Choice

Based on details in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Sabor is-

• a pet bear

• the pack leader

• a mother lion

• the lion cub

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer that-

• the cub will be taken

• someone is hunting Sabor

• there is nothing to fear

• there is danger coming

Multiple Choice

Based on details in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that the-

• characters are living in a war

• narrator is usually unhappy

• characters are a close family

• narrator hates all girls

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer that the narrator-

• would like to look like a boy

• wants the freedoms boys have

• thinks she is different

• does not want to grow up

Multiple Choice

The actions of the landlord reveal that he-

• has no interest helping the narrator

• just helped out for the money

• does not know Count Dracula

• is scared of Count Dracula

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the narrator?

• He is eager to arrive.

• He is now nervous.

• He is a special guest.

• He is a curious person.

Multiple Choice

Why did the narrator volunteer to work with the whale-fishers?

• He wants to earn admiration

• He wants to learn their trade

• He wants to earn money.

• He wants to leave his old life

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer that the narrator is-

• ready to go back home

• still very unhappy

• writing to Margaret

• asking his sister for help

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer from the speaker's name that he-

• is an expert on time

• has traveld through time

• was a scientist

• can see the Fourth Dimension

Multiple Choice

It is most likely that the people listening-

• do not completely understand

• understand what is being said

• are helping witht he research

• do not believe the man

Multiple Choice

Based on details in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that The Wizard of Oz-

• is unlike all other fairy tales

• is just a simple and fun story

• was not written to teach children

• was created for all people

Multiple Choice

The reader can assume stories from the past-

• scared children to be good

• only centered around a moral

• were not very exciting

• will soon be unpopular

Multiple Choice

The reader can conclude that Mr. Hyde-

• looked cruel

• was disfigured

• was injured

• seemed unnatural

Multiple Choice

What did Mr. Hyde do?

• He was mean to Mr. Utterson

• He walked over a child

• He gave a mean look

• He scared people around him

Multiple Choice

How does "Wuthering" describe the house?

• it is worn down by the weather

• it has become run down

• it is not as nice as it once was

• it has not been well cared for

Multiple Choice

How does the setting mirror it's owner?

• They are both rich

• they are both very old

• they are both weathered

• they are both uninviting

Multiple Choice

What is the author trying to say in the beginning?

• family ties are more important than actions

• a person's past shapes their future

• talk can be as important as actions

Multiple Choice

Which is true about Myriel?

• He is noble

• He is charitable

• He is strong

• He is powerful

Multiple Choice

What is the narrator trying to say?

• The books were written by close friends.

• The books are not the complete truth.

• The books have secrets hidden in them

Multiple Choice

Which text evidence supports the conclusion in the previous question?

• as were most of the works of that period

• authors could not tell the truth

• without the risks of evidence

Well done!!