Making Inferences

Making Inferences

I can draw inferences from text examples.

Look at this picture.

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What can you infer, or guess, about where this girl is going?

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​Making an Inference

What Is An Inference?

When looking at the picture of the girl and the balloons, you made an inference. You used prior knowledge and context clues to determine that the girl was going to a party.

What is prior knowledge? Prior knowledge is information we

already know from previous experiences.

What are context clues? Context clues are hints and pieces of information
about the characters or the setting.

Inferences are important so you have a stronger understanding of the text you are reading, even when things are not directly stated.

Inferences give you more details about the characters and setting of a story, and help you "read between the lines."

Inferences

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Use the pencil tool to draw a line to connect the word with its correct meaning.

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Emily and Frank walked down the aisle in a large room and sat down in comfortable chairs. They were eating popcorn and drinking soda. All of a sudden, the lights went dim. "Shh, it's starting!" Emily said. "I've been waiting such a long time!"

Where do you think Emily and Frank are?

Draw

What text evidence shows where Emily and Frank are?

Use the highlighter tool to select the supporting evidence.

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"Thank you!" Matthew said as the waitress handed him his mug. He added cream and sugar to the dark, hot liquid and carefully took a sip.

What is in Matthew's mug?

Draw

What text evidence shows what is in Matthew's mug?

Use the highlighter tool to select the supporting evidence.

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Daisy quickly ran out the door and onto the grass. Patrick followed her with a tennis ball in his hand. He threw it to Daisy, and she wagged her tail with delight.

What is Daisy?

Draw

What text evidence shows what Daisy is?

Use the highlighter tool to select the supporting evidence.

Multiple Choice

An educated guess based on prior knowledge and context clues is a(n)

• inference

• characters

• setting

• context clues

Multiple Choice

What we already know from previous experience is called:

• context clues

• setting

• prior knowledge

• inference

Multiple Choice

Details already provided about the characters and setting are called:

• context clues

• inference

• setting

• prior knowledge

Open Ended

What did you learn?

I can draw inferences from text examples.

1. 1. What is an inference?

2. 2. How do you make inferences?

3. 3. Why is it important?