Making Inferences

Inference

What is an inference?

An inference is when you take clues from the text and what you already know to draw a conclusion. 

-Schema is your background knowledge- what you ALREADY know.

Text clues + What you know (schema) = Inference! 

What is an inference?

Inferences require you to read between the lines to figure out what the author is trying to tell you. 

Inferences are NOT directly stated in the text.   You must think deeper to understand what is going on.  

Steps to Infer:

• Read the text 2 Times

• Read the question

• Search for evidence / clues / details in the text

• Make an inference

• Explain your thinking

What I Read

+ What I Know

= What I Infer

Multiple Choice

Which answer choice best defines Inference?

• Characteristics, facts

• Using what you already know and what you learn from the text to make a guess

• Information or proof directly from the text

• Information that you provide from outside of the text

Multiple Choice

Which answer choice defines Text Evidence?

• Information or proof directly from the text

• Using what you know and what the text says to make a guess

• Information that you provide from outside of the text

Multiple Choice

Based on this picture, what season is it?

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

Multiple Choice

Based on the image, what time of day is it?

• Night

• Morning or Afternoon

• Evening

Multiple Choice

Why do the trees in the image look that way?

• The trees are dying.

• A storm covered them with ice and snow.

• They are blooming.

Multiple Choice

How might your footsteps sound if you were to walk on the ground?

• Squish

• Slurp

• Crunch

Multiple Choice

What animal may live close by?

• A wild crocodile

• A wild moose

• A wild giraffe

Multiple Choice

I have feathers. I also have wings but I don't fly. I love to swim in icy water. Who am I?

• Ostrich

• Derek

• Chicken

• Penguin

Multiple Choice

I live in the ocean. I swim around slowly, looking for food. I have 6 more arms than you do. Who am I?

• Shark

• Stingray

• Octopus

Multiple Choice

I am an insect. If you touch me, I might bite you! I make tunnels under the ground. I love to come to your picnic.

Who am I?

• Grasshopper

• Ant

• Caterpillar

Multiple Choice

Splat! " Oh, rats!" thought Katie as she stooped to clean up the gooey, runny mess.

"I hope we have another one. " She looked in the fridge and pulled out the carton. "One Left! Breakfast wasn't ruined after all."

What do you infer Katie cleaned up?

• milk

• eggs

• pancakes

• butter

Multiple Choice

The scout leader looked at the dark cloudy sky and muttered something under his breath. Then he looked at the map. "Let's get moving." He called to the group of tired boys. "The faster the better."

Why do you think the scout leader started rushing the boys?

• They were going to be late for dinner

• They were going to miss their ride that was waiting for them

• It was going to rain

• The sun was about to cause it to be too hot for them to stay out much longer

Multiple Choice

"Ouch!" Lucy had fallen again! She shivered and picked herself back up. Then she spotted her older sister Sarah, gliding backwards. She was so graceful. Sarah made everything look so easy.

What do you infer Lucy is doing?

• Swimming

• Ice Skating

• Horse Back Riding

• Dancing

Multiple Choice

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like it there."

What do you infer is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.

• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.

• Tim's family is moving.

Multiple Choice

It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry. Why do you think Emily was crying?

• She wanted a different color poster

• It was late and she had a lot of schoolwork to complete before she could end her night

• She did not want to go to sleep

• She wanted a book about George Washington instead

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