Drawing Inferences

Today you will practice making inferences using text evidence and your background knowledge.

Making inferences about book titles

• You will look at each picture

• Examine the details

• ​Infer what the best title of the story could be to match the picture.

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• The Foster Family Adventure

• Learning to Fly

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• The Dog Who Wanted to Fly

• The Dog Who Loved Boats

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• Betty Bunny's Ice Cream Shop

• Betty Bunny's Blanket

• Socks for Sale

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• The Dog Who Helps Me See

• The Day I Broke My Foot

• Maricela's New Look

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• Tea with the Queen

• Pen Pals

• Learning to Read

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• Get Back in Bed, Fred!

• Bedtime for the Finney Family

• Too Many Toys in Our House

• The Sad Little Puppy

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• The Black Cat Comes Back

• The Crazy Cat Under the Summer Sun

• The Adventures of Tom Cat and Kitty

• The Night the Lights Went Out

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• Joey's Midnight Party

• Where could Abby be?

• Follow the Leader!

• Watching Joey's Big TV

Multiple Choice

Which book title better matches the picture?

• Wings Over Washington D.C.

• The Flying Panda

• Uncle Elmer Sails to France

• Uncle Elmer's Flying Machine

​Making Inferences

• Sometimes someone will try to tell you something without coming right out and saying it. It will be implied.

​When you understand what is implied, you infer.

​

• Sometimes you can infer the truth even when the speaker or writer isn't trying to be helpful.

That's called "reading between the lines."

​

​Now you will infer what the speak is trying to say by "reading between the lines."

Multiple Choice

Turner almost wished that he hadn't listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.

What probably happened?

• Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.

• Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.

• Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.

• Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.

Multiple Choice

"Larry, as your boss, I must say it's been very interesting working with you," Miss Valdez said. "However, it seems that our companys' needs and your performance style are not well matched.

What was Miss Valdez tell Larry?

• She would feel really bad if he quit.

• He's getting fired.

• He's getting a raise in pay.

• She really enjoyed having him in the office.

​Riddle me this...

​Infer the object named based on the clues in the riddle.

​

​Use your background knowledge to help you infer too!

Fill in the Blank

What goes up and down stairs without moving?

Fill in the Blank

Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.

Fill in the Blank

What can you catch but not throw?

Fill in the Blank

What goes around the world and stays in a corner?