Inferences

Multiple Choice

"Justin grabbed the leash and quickly put it around Tooli's neck. He stormed out the door with Tooli coming right behind.

He said, "Hurry up, Tooli. You're always so slow." Justin kept his head down and walked quickly down the road, not speaking to anyone that he saw."

What was true about Justin?

• He was very worried that someone might see him.

• He was angry that he had to walk the dog.

• He was feeling sick and wanted to lie down.

• He was very excited and wanted to hurry.

Multiple Choice

Sam and his brother Tim each have their own rooms. Sam likes to make his bed every morning, but Tim never makes his bed. Sam folds all his clothes before putting them away, but Tim leaves all of his clothes on the floor.

What can conclude about Tim?

• He is Neat

• He is Mean

• He is Young

• He is Messy

Multiple Choice

_______ + ________ = Inference

• Background knowledge + Evidence from the text

• Background knowledge + Opinion

• A guess without evidence + information from the text

Multiple Choice

Inference Riddle: You can plant me. You can pick me. You can pop me or make me into bread.

• I am a flower.

• I am gum.

• I am corn.

• I am wheat.

​A New Fin for Fuji

​Fuji didn’t have a flat tire, exactly, but it was a tire company that came to her rescue when she was in trouble.

Fuji is a dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. A few years

ago, Fuji became very ill. She had a disease that was causing her tail to rot away.

Veterinarians decided that they could save Fuji but not her tail.

After a veterinarian operated on Fuji, the dolphin became healthy again. But now she had a new challenge. It was difficult for her to swim. She swam much slower than before, and she could no longer jump out of the water—not even a little bit.

The veterinarian contacted a friend who worked at a tire company. He asked

if the company could create a rubber fin for Fuji. It was an unusual request, but the people at the tire company agreed to try.

The company made ten fins that did not work. Some were too heavy, and

some did not fit properly. Finally the company made a fin that seemed just the right weight, but there was still a major problem. Fuji refused to wear it.

Fuji’s keepers did not give up. They let Fuji wear the fin for 20 minutes at a time. After five months she became accustomed to swimming with it. But then, something even better happened. Fuji used her new fin to jump out of the water. That was a big day for Fuji, her keepers, and the people at the tire company.

She’s been swimming and jumpingever since.

Multiple Choice

What other animals are you likely to see at the Okinawa Churaumi

Aquarium?

• Bears

• Sharks

• Elephants

• removing her tail

​A New Fin for Fuji

​Fuji didn’t have a flat tire, exactly, but it was a tire company that came to her rescue when she was in trouble.

Fuji is a dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. A few years

ago, Fuji became very ill. She had a disease that was causing her tail to rot away.

Veterinarians decided that they could save Fuji but not her tail.

After a veterinarian operated on Fuji, the dolphin became healthy again. But now she had a new challenge. It was difficult for her to swim. She swam much slower than before, and she could no longer jump out of the water—not even a little bit.

The veterinarian contacted a friend who worked at a tire company. He asked

if the company could create a rubber fin for Fuji. It was an unusual request, but the people at the tire company agreed to try.

The company made ten fins that did not work. Some were too heavy, and

some did not fit properly. Finally the company made a fin that seemed just the right weight, but there was still a major problem. Fuji refused to wear it.

Fuji’s keepers did not give up. They let Fuji wear the fin for 20 minutes at a time. After five months she became accustomed to swimming with it. But then, something even better happened. Fuji used her new fin to jump out of the water. That was a big day for Fuji, her keepers, and the people at the tire company.

She’s been swimming and jumpingever since.

Multiple Choice

A veterinarian saved Fuji’s life by

• giving her medicine

• changing her diet

• calling a tire company

• removing her tail

​A New Fin for Fuji

​Fuji didn’t have a flat tire, exactly, but it was a tire company that came to her rescue when she was in trouble.

Fuji is a dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. A few years

ago, Fuji became very ill. She had a disease that was causing her tail to rot away.

Veterinarians decided that they could save Fuji but not her tail.

After a veterinarian operated on Fuji, the dolphin became healthy again. But now she had a new challenge. It was difficult for her to swim. She swam much slower than before, and she could no longer jump out of the water—not even a little bit.

The veterinarian contacted a friend who worked at a tire company. He asked

if the company could create a rubber fin for Fuji. It was an unusual request, but the people at the tire company agreed to try.

The company made ten fins that did not work. Some were too heavy, and

some did not fit properly. Finally the company made a fin that seemed just the right weight, but there was still a major problem. Fuji refused to wear it.

Fuji’s keepers did not give up. They let Fuji wear the fin for 20 minutes at a time. After five months she became accustomed to swimming with it. But then, something even better happened. Fuji used her new fin to jump out of the water. That was a big day for Fuji, her keepers, and the people at the tire company.

She’s been swimming and jumpingever since.

Multiple Choice

Why does a dolphin need a fin?

• to breathe

• to wear

• to swim fast and jump out of water

• to stay healthy

​A New Fin for Fuji

​Fuji didn’t have a flat tire, exactly, but it was a tire company that came to her rescue when she was in trouble.

Fuji is a dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. A few years

ago, Fuji became very ill. She had a disease that was causing her tail to rot away.

Veterinarians decided that they could save Fuji but not her tail.

After a veterinarian operated on Fuji, the dolphin became healthy again. But now she had a new challenge. It was difficult for her to swim. She swam much slower than before, and she could no longer jump out of the water—not even a little bit.

The veterinarian contacted a friend who worked at a tire company. He asked

if the company could create a rubber fin for Fuji. It was an unusual request, but the people at the tire company agreed to try.

The company made ten fins that did not work. Some were too heavy, and

some did not fit properly. Finally the company made a fin that seemed just the right weight, but there was still a major problem. Fuji refused to wear it.

Fuji’s keepers did not give up. They let Fuji wear the fin for 20 minutes at a time. After five months she became accustomed to swimming with it. But then, something even better happened. Fuji used her new fin to jump out of the water. That was a big day for Fuji, her keepers, and the people at the tire company.

She’s been swimming and jumpingever since.

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the passage supports the inference that people at the tire

company really wanted to help Fuji?

• They made ten fins that did not work.

• It was an unusual request.

• A vet asked the company to create a rubber fin.

• Fuji’s keepers did not give up.

​A New Fin for Fuji

​Fuji didn’t have a flat tire, exactly, but it was a tire company that came to her rescue when she was in trouble.

Fuji is a dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. A few years

ago, Fuji became very ill. She had a disease that was causing her tail to rot away.

Veterinarians decided that they could save Fuji but not her tail.

After a veterinarian operated on Fuji, the dolphin became healthy again. But now she had a new challenge. It was difficult for her to swim. She swam much slower than before, and she could no longer jump out of the water—not even a little bit.

The veterinarian contacted a friend who worked at a tire company. He asked

if the company could create a rubber fin for Fuji. It was an unusual request, but the people at the tire company agreed to try.

The company made ten fins that did not work. Some were too heavy, and

some did not fit properly. Finally the company made a fin that seemed just the right weight, but there was still a major problem. Fuji refused to wear it.

Fuji’s keepers did not give up. They let Fuji wear the fin for 20 minutes at a time. After five months she became accustomed to swimming with it. But then, something even better happened. Fuji used her new fin to jump out of the water. That was a big day for Fuji, her keepers, and the people at the tire company.

She’s been swimming and jumpingever since.

Multiple Choice

Why was rubber a good material for Fuji’s new fin?

• Rubber is the same color as a dolphin.

• The person at the tire company was the veterinarian’s friend.

• Rubber is waterproof and flexible, just like a dolphin’s fin.

• Rubber is the same shape as a fin.