Making Inferences

Multiple Choice

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know
• Retelling a text
• Making a guess without evidence
• Information written directly into the text.

Multiple Choice

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• What you know about the topic
• The topic of the text
• The characters in the text
• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

Multiple Choice

Alyssa has pink shoes, a pink coat, a pink hat and a pink bracelet on. What can you infer about Alyssa?

• She doesn't like pink.
• Her favorite color is blue.
• Her Grandma is 100
• Her favorite color is pink.

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Dasha won first prize for a drawing competition. What can you infer about Dasha?

• She doesn't like to draw.
• She's really good at drawing.
• She can ride a bike.
• She ate a bike.

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Kayla wore her PJs to school today. What can you infer?

• She is a famous singer.
• She is lazy.
• It's Pajama day at school today.
• She thinks she is an elephant.

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You see snowflakes coming down outside and you can smell hot cocoa cooking on the stove. You see red and green decorations all around the house. What time of year can you infer that it is?

• Thanksgiving
• Valentine's Day
• Christmas
• 4th of July

Multiple Choice

Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week.  Tiffany had not studied very hard or long for the test, and she was worried about her grade.  Her teacher handed Tiffany her test.  Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk.
It is likely that:

• She earned a bad grade on the test
• She received a good grade on the test
• She is tired

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Rachel was on her way to volunteer at the animal shelter.  She was very excited!  She really liked dogs.  Her brother was allergic to dogs, however, so she was rarely around them.  Rachel had a lot of fun playing with the puppies.  But after her shift, itchy bumps appeared on her arms.
It is likely that:

• Mosquitoes bit Rachel
• Rachel is allergic to dogs, too
• Rachel fell in poison ivy

Multiple Choice

Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?

• The oven has turned off.
• Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
• A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
• The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.

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Today, Lego bricks are some of the world's most popular toys. But they're so much more. Businesses use LEGO bricks to help their employees think more creatively. Artists like Nathan Sawaya use LEGO bricks to make amazing sculptures shown all over the world. Educators and teachers use LEGO bricks to challenge students in math and science. In 2015, a team of girl scouts wondered how they could make reading easier for people who can't move their arms. They designed a battery-powered page-turning machine built from LEGO bricks and LEGO tires. They won the White House Science Fair and got to meet the President of the United States.

The reader can infer that LEGO bricks----

• will not always be popular

• have many other uses

• are only used by kids

• can become more popular

Multiple Choice

Coral reefs provide shelter, a place to hide, for little fish. That many small fish in one place attracts big fish, which in turn attracts BIG predators like sharks. Bigger predators cannot invade the coral, however, they wait along the edges for fish to leave to attack. The reef also provides a place for algae and sponges to grow safely. They provide food for sea turtles and other sea life. If coral were to become extinct so would the turtles and other ocean creatures that rely on them for protection and food.

The reader can infer that----

• many types of ocean life rely on coral reef to survive

• coral reef are mainly occupied by predators

• sea turtles will not be able to survive without coral

• a variety of ocean life is becoming endangered

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Like every trap, the Venus Flytrap contains bait. Sugary nectar covers the leaves. Insects smell the nectar and think that it is meal time. They are right, but they never guess that they are on the menu.

What inference can you make from the paragraph?

• Insects must have nectar in every meal.

• Venus Flytrap restaurant serves insects on the menu.

• Venus Flytraps are used to produce nectar juice.

• Insects are drawn to the smell of nectar.