Inferences - Part 1

Mrs. Straus was taking attendance.
"Gabby?"
"Here."
"Emma?"
Two girls said, "here" at the same time. Mrs. Straus continued.
"Max?" There was no response. A few kids turned around and saw that Max's seat was empty.  It is likely that: 

• The class included two girls named Emma.
• No one in the class was named Max
• Mrs. Straus did not know all her students' names

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The kids split into teams to lay kickball. Jill was one team captain and Rich was the other. 
Hannah was up first. Sarah went next, then Jen. Soon the teams switched sides. Nate was the first kicker. Gary followed him, then Steve
At the end of the game, Rich and Jill shook hands. "Good game, Jill," Rich said. "Maybe next time, your Fantastic Females will finally beat my Magnificent Males." It is likely that: 

• Tom never caught a ball
• The kids would rather play baseball
• The game was boys versus girls

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After bundling up, Vicki struggled to pull on her boots.
"Need some help?" her mom asked as she looked at the school district's Web site.
"No thanks," Vicki said as she gazed out the window at the heavy snowfall.
"Honey, I know you worked hard to get dressed for school," Vicki's mom said, pointing to the computer scree. "But you can take everything off." It is likely that: 

• The snow turned to rain
• Vicki's mom had to go to work
• School was canceled because of the weather

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The school library was under construction. To prepare for it, many books were moved to one half of the gym. Some books were temporarily put in the basement.
Wally went to the gym to look for the book about tiger attacks. He knew the school had one because Eddie borrowed it a few months ago. Wally could not find it on the shelf. The librarian said it was not check out.  It is likely that: 

• Eddie forgot to return the boo
• the book was in the school basement
• The library never had a book on tiger attacks

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"I realized this morning that I don't have any green clothes!" Bella told her friend Mark. It was St. Patrick's day, when most kids wore green clothes to school. "But I did do something related to green," Bella said. "Can you figure it out?"
Mark stared at Bella. "You washed your hair with green shampoo?"
"No," Bella said giggling. "I wore yello and blue. When blended together, they make green." It is likely that: 

• Bella has at least two sisters
• All Bella's clothes were yellow or blue
• Mark was not wearing green

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A woman from the nature center brought in a hedgehog, an owl, and a snake. 
"I don't want to touch the snake," Jack said. "Snakes have creeped me out ever since I had one as a pet."
"How could you go from owning a snake to not wanting to pet one?" Alex said.
"You'd feel the same if you left the cage open one night and woke up to find it slithering over your head." It is likely that: 

• Alex was not afraid to touch the snake
• The snake at the assembly was poisonous
• Alex got a new pet

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The Harrison family takes a vacation in a different state every year. Last summer, they visited New York.
"I think there are more stores here than people," Allison said. "They have a whole store just for socks!"
Chris started to speak. "My favorite part about New--"
"I like that it's so busy here," Allison said. "It's too quiet in Maine."
"Until you get back," Chris said. It is likely that: 

• The Harrisons lived in Maine
• Allison talked more on vacation than at home
• Chris did not want to go to New York

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Mr. Farraf wrote his name on the board and said, "I'm not only your substitute teacher. I'm also a palindrome."
"You're a palindrome, too, Bob," Whitney said to Bob.
"I am not!" Bob said, his cheeks flushing with pink. "You shouldn't name-call."
"She didn't," Mr. Farraf said. "A palindrome is a word speed the same forward and backward."
It is likely that: 

• Mr. Faraf did not know Bob's name was a palindrome
• Whitney did not like Bob
• Bob was embarrassed

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On Kelly's first day at her new school, Amanda said, "Did you have to move away from your best friend?"
"Yes," Kelly said. "But I'm used to that. We move a lot."
"So you must have lost of best friends," Amanda said.
"I guess I do," Kelly said. "If you're ever going to Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, or Chicago, let me know." It is likely that: 

• Kelly found it hard to make new friends.
• Amanda was the new girl before Kelly.
• Kelly has live in Indianapolis

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I";m trying to pick out a new e-mail address," Paul said to his sister, Jordan. "But all the ones I want at 'timeforemail.com' are taken."
"Did you try [e-mail] or [e-mail]?"
"Believe it or not, I did-- and both are tkane."  Jordan saw a piece of paper on Paul's desk. he had written many possibilities on it, and each one was now crossed out. It is likely that:

• Jordan didn't like to e-mail.
• Paul created a Web site.
• Paul made a list of e-mail addresses he would like to try.

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