Inferences

Which of the following would be the BEST definition for the word INFERENCE?

• making a guess about something
• a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence AND reasoning
• creating false presumptions
• summarizing a portion of text

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Tommy took a glance at his water bottle. Empty. He looked around and there was no water to be found only sand. He looked up at the sky and the sun beamed back down at him. He knew he could not last much longer.
We can infer that Tommy is:

• In  dessert without water
• In his backyard without water
• Playing at a friend's house
• Walking to a water fountain.

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It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack.  Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.

• got her sunglasses
• picked up her umbrella
• made a sandwich
• put on sandals

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 The Badlands of South Dakota got its name from the land itself.  The wind and rain have carved steep hills and gullies.  In southwestern South Dakota there is very little plant life.  Sand and gravel cover the area.  The farm land is poor.  In the Badlands you can infer:

• there are many small birds
• travel by foot is difficult
• farmers don't work very hard
• None of these!

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  In the seventeenth century, the Incan people of South America had an empire that stretched more than 2,500 miles. They built highways throughout their empire. One of their tunnels extended 750 feet through a mountain cliff. One of their rope suspension bridges is still used today. 
 From this article you cannot tell...... 

• why the roads were important to the Inca.
• the size of the Inca Empire.
• if the Inca were skilled in engineering.
• in what period the Inca lived.

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When the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in 1940, it was the world's third-largest suspension bridge. Large suspension bridges had been built before, but the builders didn't count on the winds near Tacoma, Washington. Four months after its opening, the bridge was blown down.  From this article you can conclude that... 

• the two larger bridges had similar problems.
• earlier bridges weren't in high-wind areas.
• high winds have little effect on suspension ridges.
• the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was too large.

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 From news reports about Russia, you may think that the Kremlin is a large building in Moscow. Actually, there are many kremlins in Russia. Kremlin means "fortress" in Russian. In Moscow the Kremlin is not one building but many buildings inside a walled yard. 
 You can tell that Moscow's Kremlin probably..... 

• is never visited by news reporters.
• is the only one in Russia.
• is a large building in Russia.
• was originally a fortress.

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 The Egyptian pyramids were built from stones weighing about 2 1/2 tons each. The structures are 40 stories high. The number of stones used in each pyramid could build a wall around France. Yet the Egyptians used no animals. The had no cranes at that time. The wheel wasn't even in use. 
 You can tell from this story that..... 

• the Egyptians built a wall around France. 
• the pyramids were 2 1/2 stories high.
• the work must have been done by many people.
• each pyramid weighed about 2 1/2 tons.

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 The special material in our body that makes us who we are is called DNA. Except for identical twins, everybody has different DNA. Since DNA is everywhere in the body, DNA patterns are generally better than fingerprints for identifying people. Police sometimes use DNA patterns to identify suspects. 
 From this article you can tell that..... 

• some people have no DNA.
• fingerprints are the only way to identify people.
• DNA patterns can help solve crimes.
• DNA is not found in hair.

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  Ana carefully filled the bird feeders in her backyard. The many trees that grew on her property were home to various kinds of birds. Ana enjoyed watching the birds and listening to them as they came to eat the seeds she provided for them. 
This story does NOT tell..... 

• where the bird feeders are located. 
• what kind of food Ana give the birds. 
• what kinds of birds come to the bird feeders. 
• where the birds lived.

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