Inference Assessment

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

The impudent boy was rude to the policeman.

• handsome
• carefully
• poor
• bold

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• gloomy
• red
• shining
• fun

Alice was carrying a large clothes basket from the bedroom down the stairs to the laundry room. She struggled under the weight of the basket. She wished her younger brothers would help her. Instead, they were playing. She had heard them throwing a baseball in the house earlier. She had told them to go outside. They had gone to the backyard, but they had left the baseball on the stairs.
What happens next?

• Alice could slip on the ball
• Alice could throw clothes at her brothers
• Alice could give up on laundry
• none of the above

Winston stood at the store counter. It was hard to make a decision. On the one hand, he had just enough money to buy the new game he wanted so badly. However, he had come to the store to buy his mother’s birthday present. If he bought her present, he would have to wait another week to have enough money for the game. As he looked at the game, he remembered that his mother made his favorite soup when he was sick. He also thought about how proud she was when he won the relay race. His mind was made up.
What happens next?

• Winston bought the game
• Winston couldn’t decide and left
• Winston bought a present for his mom
• Winston bought a present for his friend

It had been a beautiful sunny day. Now George saw the clouds begin to roll in. The gentle breeze of the day started blowing steadily. In the distance the blue sky was now a dark, angry purple. Far away, but coming closer, George saw something that scared him. He ran to the house to tell his mother that they needed to get into the storm cellar right away.
What happens next?

• George saw a burglar
• George saw a tornado
• George saw a truck
• George saw a rain drop

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned
• slept
• sunbathed

Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.

• stamp
• prohibition
• ad
• tax

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• gracefully
• lazily
• dangerously
• hopefully

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

• allowed
• joyful
• taken
• fed