Making Sense out of What I Read

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.

Mike had fun hiking in the woods and doing crafts.  He also really enjoyed the campfire sing-a-long and had made a lot of new friends. Still, he was glad that tomorrow he would be going home.
Where is Mike?

• at camp
• at a slumber party
• on a picnic
• in California 

The desert is a very hot, dry place. How might a coyote stay cool? 

• Sleep during the day and hunt at night
• Take a bath in the lake 
• Grow thicker fur
• Build a new home out of cactus 

Mia's soccer team cheered. The coach gave them a trophy. What do you think happend? 

• They missed a goal
• They lost their game
• Their game ended early because of the rain
• They won the game

How might a character act if he felt sad? 

• put his head down and sigh 
• yell and jump up and down 
• smile and wave
• laugh until his side hurt 

Grandpop sees that his apple pie is all gone. Moby has crumbs on his mouth. What do you think happened? 

• Moby baked his own apple pie
• Moby needs to brush his teeth 
• Moby ate grandpop's pie 
• Moby ate grandpop

What is evidence?

• What the story is about.
• Supporting details in a text.
• An argument based on feelings.
• The author's point of view.

What do you need to make an Inference?

• Evidence from the text and the Main Idea.
• Compare and Contrast.
• Background Knowledge and Evidence from the text.
• Facts that can be proven 

Trees were bent over, and branches flew through the air. Beach chairs, garbage cans, and several small items were blown down the streets like confetti. A few roofs of small sheds were already missing. Window frames that weren't boarded up held shards of glass. Several stores had bags of sand blocking the doors.
What was causing this to happen?

• tornado
• blizzard
• hurricane
• drought

Inferring: What can you "infer" by reading the passage below?
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.

• Violet can be a mean girl
• Violet is probably somewhat shy
• Violet can be somewhat relaxed