Inferencing Pt. 2

Inferencing Pt. 2

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When inferencing, you should...

• Rely on the author's words rather than your own experiences

• Try to read the author's mind (using clues)

• Don't invent your own message

Multiple Choice

If your mom tells you to put your raincoat on before leaving the house, you can infer (or make an educated guess) that it is...

• raining

• hot

• cold

• not too hot, not too cold

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence:

He is known as the president with the beard and the black top hat who led us through the Civil War.

Who can we infer is being spoken about?

• John Adams

• Barack Obama

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

Multiple Choice

What season is shown in this picture?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

Multiple Choice

What time is shown in this picture?

• Midnight

• noon

• Morning or evening

Multiple Choice

Why do the trees look like this?

• They have been covered in ice and snow

• They are dying

• They are blooming

Multiple Choice

What might live nearby?

• a lizard

• a wild moose

• an alligator

• a duck

Read the following passage.

Multiple Choice

Which of these can be inferred from the last sentence in the passage?

• Maria is going to the concert and will tell her dad she forgot his birthday.

• Maria is on her way to buy her and her friends concert tickets.

• Maria is going to ask her mom to buy her dad the drill.

• Maria is on her way to buy her dad's birthday present.

Multiple Choice

How do you think Maria feels in paragraph 1?

• Excited about her friend coming to visit

• Desperate to find extra money for the tickets

• Disappointed that she is not able to buy her father the present

• Excited for her dad's birthday party

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences made Maria change her mind?

• “I could get him something else, but what if he doesn’t like it?”

• Who knows when Emily will come back to town again?”

• "...think about what your father would do if the tables were turned.”

• She patted Maria on the shoulder before she walked out the room.

Read the following text.

Multiple Choice

Why is John concerned about meeting his deadline?

• He was having a meeting with the sales manager.

• He was distracted by noise all morning long.

• He was watching television shows all day.

• He was making too much noise to concentrate.

Open Ended

In the last paragraph, what can you assume the writer plans to do?

Sentence stem: "The writer in paragraph 7 plans to..."