Making Inferences Station 3

Multiple Choice

Text: Emma sighed and turned off her video game console after checking the clock and realizing it was already midnight.

Question: Select the best inference for what Emma is feeling.

• Emma is feeling disciplined.

• Emma is feeling excited.

• Emma is feeling heartbroken.

• Emma is feeling curious.

Multiple Select

Inference: Emma is feeling disciplined.

Select the evidence that tells us this is the best inference. (Select 2)

• "sighed and turned off her game console"

• "Emma"

• "checking the clock"

• "realizing it was already midnight"

Multiple Choice

Text: "There was a sudden bright explosion and corkscrew trail across the sky... There was a speck above the island, a figure dropping swiftly beneath a parachute..." (Chapter 6)

What inference can we make about what happened?

• A bomb exploded.

• A meteor flashed through the sky.

• A plane exploded and the pilot had to eject.

• Two planes were battling and one exploded.

Multiple Select

Inference: A plane exploded and a pilot had to eject.

Select the evidence that best supports this inference. (Select two)

• "sudden bright explosion"

• "speck above the island"

• "parachute"

• "across the sky"

Multiple Choice

Text: "Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless outstretched hands." (Chapter 3) What inference can we make about Simon from this text? Select one.

• Simon is athletic and brave.

• Simon is thoughtful and introspective.

• Simon is compassionate and kind.

• Simon is annoyed and easily frustated.

Multiple Select

Inference: Simon is compassionate and kind.

What evidence best supports this inference? Choose TWO

• "found for them the fruit the could not reach"

• "passed them back down"

• "endless outstretched hands"

• "pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage"

Poll

How is making inferences (aka drawing conclusions) connected to curiosity?

• Making inferences is the fuel of curiosity.

• ...can help you find deeper meaning

• When you activate curiosity, you are activating inference-making.

• other