Making Inferences # 1- Variety

Every day after work, Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag. Alice left a new bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way into the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable,' as Alice had often said.

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What can we infer from the information in this paragraph?

• Paul's clothes are dirty every day.

• Alice is a very clean person.

• Paul has a routine to follow each day.

• All other answers

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Valerie opened the letter from the military department. She felt the pit of her stomach drop to the bottom of the Earth before she opened it. She knew it was news about John. As she read the first line, she thought of all the lunches she had packed him and all the nights she tucked him into his bed and warded off the nighttime monsters. The man carrying the flag put his hand on her shoulder. She thought of the day that John signed up for the military. Her tears wet the letter. She stopped reading after the first line.

What can we infer from the information in this paragraph?

Check all that apply.

• John is Valerie's husband.

• John has been lost in battle.

• John is Valerie's son.

• John was a soldier.

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"Tommy!" Mom called out as she walked in the front door. "Tommy," she continued shouting. "I sure could use some help with these groceries." There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. "I'm going to ground you forever, Tommy!" Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy's shoes were gone.

What can we infer from the information in this paragraph?

• Tommy has gone to visit his dad.

• Tommy is babysitting the neighbor's little boy.

• Tommy has broken the window and is trying to avoid punishment.

• Tommy will pay for the window.

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Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into a full sob. His mother comforted him. "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom!

What can we infer from this paragraph?

• Max is a teenager.

• Max and Mom had a picnic planned.

• Max is an expert at flying kites.

• The storm will turn into a tornado.

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Anastasia sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was weeping mournfully, and her clothing was disheveled. In between gasps and sobs, Anastasia cried out a name: "Oh...John..." And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand ran into her purse, and her heart fluttered. The text message was from John. She opened up the message and read the few bare words, "I need to get my jacket back from you." Anastasia threw her head into her arms and continued to sob.

What can we infer from the information in this paragraph?

• Anastasia has just failed a big test.

• Anastasia's parents are moving and she has to leave her school.

• John and Anastasia have been in a relationship.

• John is more upset than Anastasia.

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Kyle ran into his house, slamming the door behind him. He threw his book bag onto the floor and plopped on the couch. After six hours of playing Grand Larceny VII, he ate some pizza and fell asleep: pizza on his belly - his feet on his book bag. When Kyle came home from school the next day, he was noticeably distraught. He balled up his report card and placed it inside a soup can in the garbage. He then flipped the soup can upside down and relocated garbage from other parts of the can to cover the soup can. He then plopped down on the couch and picked up his controller.

Why is Kyle distraught?

• His mom is not at home.

• He has bad grades and needs to hide them from Mother.

• He plans to tell his mother about his report card.

• He is angry with his teacher.

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Cassie rolled over in her bed and stretched long and hard as the sunlight poked its head through the thin sheer that graced her window. The gentle beams momentarily warmed her face, then she shook the morning cobwebs from her head. "Thursday!" she shouted. "It's Thursday!" She threw her hair into a messy bun, pulled on yesterday's jeans, donned a clean T-shirt then grabbed her bookbag as she sailed out the front door.

What can we infer from this paragraph?

• Cassie has an interview for a job.

• Cassie has overslept and is late for school.

• Cassie has a date.

• Cassie has a big test.

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Kelvin was waiting in front of the corner store at 3:56.  His muscles were tense, and he was sweating a bit more than usual.  The other kids gathered at the store front were much more relaxed, even playful.  They joked back and forth lightly to each other, but for Kelvin, time slowed - 3:57.  "Don't worry, Kelvin.  He isn't even gonna show up."  Kelvin hoped that he wouldn't.  A black four-door Camry with tinted windows pulled up and parked across the street.  Kelvin gulped - 3:58.  A group of teenagers piled out of the car.  James was in front.  "Hi ya, Kelvin.  Glad you could make it," James said.  Kelvin suddenly felt even smaller.  What can we infer about why Kelvin is no nervous? 

• Kelvin is getting ready to try out for the school play.
• Kelvin is part of a drug gang.
• James is getting ready to fight Kelvin.
• The boys are meeting for a friendly game of basketball.

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John Montagu loved to play cards. He could play for hours at a time. He would not even stop to eat or to sleep. Once he played all day and all night. He got hungry. He wondered what he could eat without having to leave the game. Then he had an idea. He told his servants to bring him meat between two pieces of bread. His friend thought this was a wonderful way to eat. Other people liked it too. They named this way of eating after John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich.

From the story, we can infer that John Montagu was _____

• lazy.

• very large.

• rich.

• grateful.

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"The grunion are running!" You may hear these words along the beaches in California on summer nights. Grunion are small, silvery fish that "run" on the night of a full moon, when the tide is at its highest. A wave washes the grunion up on the beach where they dig a hole with their tails, then lay their eggs. The next high wave washes the fish back out to sea. A month later, the eggs hatch, and the baby fish work their way up through the sand, then catch a wave out to sea. Grunion are good to eat, so people try to catch them. Because grunion can tell there are lots of people on the beach, they swim along the coast to find a more secluded place to lay their eggs.

We can infer _____________.

• adult grunion need their young.

• baby grunion are self sufficient and don't need their mothers.

• grunion are tasty.

• grunion live along the coast.

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