Making Inferences RL.6.1

Making Inferences RL.6.1

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Inferences Definition

​How do we make inferences? What is an inference?

What is an Inference

An inference is an assumed fact based on available information. It is using observation & background to reach a logical conclusion. For example, if you see someone eating new food and he or she makes a face, then you infer he does not like it. Or if someone slams a door, you can infer that she is upset about something.

Important Terms for Making Inferences

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Making Inferences Introduction

​Khan Academy Video

https://youtu.be/INFWXZ_tl4M?si=go0kb5NPelEJ5fue

What is an inference?

Prior Knowledge + Textual Evidence = Inference

An inference is not...

Read the passage on the next slide and answer the questions that follow

Multiple Choice

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Mark stared at the big blue-green ocean. It was so much bigger than any lake he knew. The crashing of the waves was louder than he could have imagined. He silently whispered to himself, “Wow.”

What can you infer from this text?

• Mark has never seen the ocean before.

• Mark likes lakes better than the ocean.

• Mark is going to swim in the ocean.

Hotspot

Select text evidence that helped you pick the answer to the previous question.

Multiple Choice

Lucy entered the apartment and fell onto the bed. “What a day!” she said. “I put a cast on one dog’s broken leg, cleaned another’s teeth, and gave shots to an angry cat.”

What inference can you make from this text?

• Lucy has a lot of pets.

• Lucy is a vet.

Hotspot

Select the text that helped you make the inference in the previous question.

Multiple Choice

Trisha carefully eased her way into the pool but stayed near the wall, hanging onto it. Feeling worried, she watched the other swimmers. “It’s really easy,” said her friend Mona. “Just relax and float on your back.”

What inference can you make from this text?

• Trisha is learning how to swim.

• Trisha loves going to the beach.

• Trisha is going to be on the swim team.

Hotspot

Select the text that helped you pick the answer to the previous question.

Multiple Choice

On Saturday morning, Ian remembered that he was supposed to clean the garage this weekend. “I’ll do it tomorrow,” he thought. The next day, he ran out to play, thinking, “I’ll clean the garage tonight.” 

What inference can you make from this text?

• Ian has a lot to do around the house.

• Ian often waits to do his chores.

• Ian likes cleaning the garage.

Hotspot

Select evidence from the text that helped you make the inference in the previous question. hint: pick 2 answers.