R.I. 6.3 - Inferences & Drawing Conclusions

Inferences & Drawing Conclusions

By Mr. Rowe

​Standards

​RI. 6.3 - Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

Inference

An inference is an assumption that you make about something that you see, read, or experience.

For example:

If you have cleats and a baseball bat in your bookbag, I probably would infer that you have baseball practice or a game after school.

Conclusion

A conclusion is a decision about what may happen or about the result of an event (what will happen next).

For example:

Bill walks into the Verizon store wearing a wet bathing suit. He carries his iPhone in his hand. The screen is cloudy with condensation. A drop of water falls from the iPhone to the floor.

You can conclude that Bill is going into the store to get his iPhone repaired based on the facts.

Inferences and Conclusions

• Observe all the facts, arguments, and information given by the author

• Consider what you already know from your own experiences

• When faced with multiple choice answers, determine whether each is true or false based on the information in the passage

Multiple Choice

Jose desperately wanted to finish his homework before he arrived home. His gaming system had patiently waited the entire day for his return. He couldn’t disappoint it. Just thinking about the fun they would have together was distracting enough, but the noise generated by the other kids talking and laughing around him made it nearly impossible to concentrate. With the decibel level of the engine and the squeaking of the brakes at every stop added in, there was no way he could finish his homework here. Jose conceded that he would indeed have to let his faithful companion down.

Jose’s thoughts in this paragraph help the reader understand that he —

• does not get along well with other children

• is a responsible boy who is committed to his priorities

• cares less about his studies than he does playing video games

• is easily irritated when things do not go as he has planned

Multiple Choice

Mr. Martinez was thinking about Juan, who had been late three times in the last two weeks. Mr. Martinez had hired him to help with deliveries. Customers were beginning to complain. Mr. Martinez glared at Juan as he came in the door.

Mr. Martinez is most likely_______.

• pleased with Juan

• angry at customers

• angry at Juan

• making lots of money

Take a close look at this picture.

Open Ended

What do you think is going on in that photo?

What are the people doing?

How are they dressed?

How would you describe the setting?

Multiple Choice

Lucia snatched up the dirty clothes that were strewn across the floor and haphazardly tossed them into the laundry basket her mother had placed outside the door. Then, she organized her desk, cramming markers, glue sticks, and other tools of the learning trade wherever they would fit inside the drawers. She jammed trash into the wastebasket until not one more piece could fit and pulled the bag out to take downstairs. Finally, she made her bed and summoned for her mother to come do her white-glove inspection.

What can the reader infer about Lucia based on her actions in the selection?

• She does not share her mother’s idea of what a clean room looks like.

• She is a hard-working student who strives to do her best.

• She likes being neat and organized.

• She is usually running late, which causes her to leave a mess behind.

Multiple Choice

Amber looks at the clock again. Still five more minutes! She is not sure she will make it. The seconds tick by. Finally, the bell rings! As her classmates head out the door for recess, Amber sprints down the hall.

Where is Amber going?

• home

• to the office

• to the bathroom

Multiple Choice

What is an Inference?

• A conclusion or judgement based on evidences and our background knowledge.

• Is what the story is about.

• In when you find the similarity between two or more things.

• Is when you compare two or more things using the words like or as.