Reading Detectives: Making Inferences

_{"William, don't forget your towel!" Mom shouted as she applied sunblock on the baby. William threw the folding chairs in the back of the minivan and shouted through the garage door, "OK Mom!" He then ran up and grabbed his towel. "Georgie!" William shouted. There was no response. Mom packed the baby up into the car seat. "William, can you help me with his umbrella?" William ran down the stairs, almost tripping over a chew toy, and then he helped his mother load the large umbrella in the minivan. "Mom, I can't find Georgie," William said. His mother shrugged and replied, "That's OK, William. He probably shouldn't come with us anyway."
Where are mom and William going?}

• They are going to the mall.
• They are going to the the beach.
• They are going to the park.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

^{Ryan was looking forward to sleeping over at his friend Robert's house. Though they had been classmates for a while, the two had only recently become good friends. Ryan packed up his sleeping bag, a pillow, and a few of his favorite toys and games, and then his mom dropped him off at Robert's. Robert met Ryan on the porch and the two did their secret handshake and started playing right away. First they played pirates in Robert's tree fort. Next they played ninjas in the driveway. Then it started getting dark and they went inside of Robert's house. As soon as they walked in the house, Ryan's eyes starting getting red and itchy. He saw a big orange cat sitting on the couch. Then he started sneezing uncontrollably. "I'm sorry, Robert. It's been a lot of fun, but I have to call my mom."
Why does Ryan want to call his mom?}

• So he can go home and get away from the cat.
• So she can bring some snacks for the sleepover.
• So he can go home because he is not having fun with Robert.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

^{Tony walked out of the shopping mall with his arms full of bags and the sun shining on him. As he approached his car, he started awkwardly feeling around his pockets with his arm full of bags. He did not find what he was looking for so he transferred the bags on one arm to the other arm, which already had bags. Tony had a lot of bags on one arm. He still couldn't find what he was looking for. Now he dropped the bags and plunged both hands desperately into all of the pockets on his jeans. With a look of despair, Tony ran to his car. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. Then he saw something on the passenger seat of the car. He stopped looking and pulled his phone out of his pocket.
Why is Tony frantic/worried?}

• Tony has realized he cannot find his cell phone.
• Tony cannot find the receipt from his purchases at the mall.
• Tony has realized he cannot find his car keys.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

^{Mr. Thomas sat on the front porch of his house in a bathrobe and bunny slippers with his head in his hands. He was holding the daily newspaper. The sun shined brightly in the sky. His neighbors were coming out of their houses and getting in their cars. His neighbor Mr.Smith stepped out on his porch and saw Mr. Thomas. "Did it again, huh?" said Mr.Smith. Mr. Thomas replied, "Yep." Mr. Smith chuckled and said, "Here, Mr. Thomas, you can use my cell phone. I could even keep a key over here if you wanted." Tom thankfully grabbed the cell phone and called his wife. "Honey, I did it again." Mrs. Thomas said, "Yes, dear. I'm so sorry. I'll see you soon."  Mr. Thomas returned the phone, sighed deeply, and shook his head.
What did Mr. Thomas do again?}

• Mr. Thomas forgot it was a workday.
• Mr. Thomas locked himself out of the house.
• Mr. Thomas ordered the wrong newspaper.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

^{"I'm home!" Earl shouted as he walked in the door. His wife Gail came bounding down the stairs. She hadn't seen him since he left to go on this silly fishing trip two weeks ago. "I missed you, Husband. Did you catch anything?" Gail reluctantly asked. She knew that Earl was not a very good fisherman. Earl scratched his head and responded, "You're not going to believe what I'm bringing home." Earl unzipped a cooler and pulled out several perfectly filleted salmon steaks. "Wow, Earl, I didn't know that you could fillet a fish like that." Earl looked around the room a little bit and scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, Jeff taught me how." Gail looked at him suspiciously. "Well, let me help you unpack." As Gail was helping Earl unpack his truck, she found a receipt from the grocery store. It was dated from this morning. What she saw was both disappointing and unsurprising.
What did Gail see on the receipt?}

• Salmon steaks from the butcher
• Fishing equipment and a tackle-box
• Side items to go along with the salmon steaks

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2