Inferences With Pictures

Making inferences

By Pei Ying Lim

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best represents the image.

The aeroplane is _________.

• taking off

• landing

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best represents the image.

The girl is _________.

• waking up

• going to sleep

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best represents the image.

The bird is __________.

• flying off to find food

• coming back with food

Success criteria

•I can make an inference based on the clues I see in the picture or text.

•I can pick out the right clues to support my inference.

•I can make use of my inferential skills to answer comprehension questions.

•Making a guess using on clues and your past experiences of what these clues mean

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What is an inference?

What makes a good inference?

•Use the right clues

•Where do you think the boys are going?

•What makes you say so?

•What are some clues you used? Why did you choose to use them?

Let's practise our inferential skills!

•What do you think she works as?

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•What makes you say so?

Let's practise our inferential skills!

•Where do you think this shows?

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•What makes you say so?

Let's practise our inferential skills!

•What do you think the boy is doing to the girl?

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•What makes you say so?

Let's practise our inferential skills!

•What do you think the boy is doing to the girl?

•What makes you say so?

•How is this different from the previous picture?

Open Ended

He wears a blue uniform and patrols the streets to keep our streets safe.

What do you think he works as?

What makes you say so?

Open Ended

Sally sighed unhappily as she crawled out of bed. Her mother takes her temperature with a thermometer and it reads 38.0oC.

What do you think is happening to Sally?

What makes you say so?

Open Ended

Peter let out a loud sigh and looked at the clock. He tapped his foot as he waited.

Tom rushed into the classroom in a hurry and said, “I am sorry. Mrs Tan wanted to see me.”

What do you think Peter is feeling? What makes you say so?

Why did Tom apologise? What makes you say so?

Let's practise