Inference

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

• Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
• Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
• Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
• Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Josie is reading the book Island of the Blue Dolphins.  It is about a girl who was stranded alone on a deserted island.  In order to survive, she had to learn how to hunt and fish.  She had to take care of herself in every way.  Josie can't put the book down. 
It is likely that:

• The book is interesting
• Josie likes the book
• Both a and b are correct

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What evidence supports the inference that the little girl is sick?

• She's smiling
• She has a thermometer in her mouth.
• Her mother just gave her medicine.
• She's wearing a blue robe.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• What you know about the topic
• The topic of the text
• The characters in the text
• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

When you infer, you

• figure something out about the text that is NOT directly stated in the text.
• are in the bathroom for a very long time.
• make your teachers extremely unhappy.
• say exactly what is in the text...word...for...word. :-0

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Have you ever ridden a horse?  Riding a horse is fun, but it can be a little frightening, too.  You might not realize how large and powerful a horse is until you are sitting on one.  That's why it's good to have a calm, gentle horse the first time you ride one.  
It is likely that

• all horses are gentle
• calm horses are easier to ride
• horse are scary

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

It is very hot during the day.  At night, it is much cooler.  It hardly ever rains, so the rocky ground is very dry.  Plants with prickly spines called cacti, grow all around.  Jackrabbits, roadrunners, and tarantulas can live here.  But not plants and animals are suited to this climate.  
It is likely that

• This is a rain forest
• This is a tundra
• This is a desert

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week.  Tiffany had not studied very hard or long for the test, and she was worried about her grade.  Her teacher handed Tiffany her test.  Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk.  
It is likely that

• she earned a bad grade on the test
• she received a good grade on the test
• she's tired

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

We use two things to make an inference.  What are they?

• Background knowledge and summaries
• evidence from the text or picture and a summary
• background knowledge and the lesson learned
• background knowledge and evidence from the text

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Kay threw her bike down wherever she stopped. More than once she had left her bicycle in the driveway. Several times her dad had pointed out what could happen when she did this. One morning as her dad was leaving for work, Kay heard a crashing sound outside.
Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

• Kay rode her bike often.
• Kay learned a lesson from her mistake.
• Kay's dad ran over her bike.
• Her bike was stolen from the garage.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1