Making Inferences

Every morning, Mr. Anthony gets

up early and puts on his uniform.

He makes sure his badge is on

straight and takes his gun from a

locked box in his desk. He walks out

to his driveway where his car, with

the large lights on its roof, is

waiting. He gets into his car and

drives to the station. From this

passage you can infer that Mr.

Anthony is:

• teacher

• police officer

• bus driver

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Margie climbed the two steps and

walked out onto the narrow board.

She looked down. It

seemed so far away now that she

was on the board. She saw her

parents and brother watching her. “I

have to go through with it,” she

thought. She gently bounced on her

feet a couple of times and put her

hands over her head. What do you think will happen next?

• Margie will begin to cry

• Margie will dive in a pool

• Margie will head down the ski slope.

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A shrill bell echoes in the empty

hallway and suddenly, the halls are

filled with chattering children—all

rushing in one direction or another.

An adult steps out of a room along

the hall and warns the children, “No

running. You have plenty of time.”

After a few minutes, all of the

children run into doorways along the

hallway. Almost immediately, the hall

is quiet again. From this description,

you can infer that:

• You're in a train station

• You're in a subway car

• You're in a school

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Kevin ran to the mailbox. With his back turned to the house, he opened the envelope containing his report card. After a quick, confirming glance, he crumpled the report card and stuffed it into his pocket. He went into the house, put the rest of the mail on the kitchen table, and ran up to his room.

From this passage you can infer that:

• Kevin's parents aren't home

• Kevin did well in math

• Kevin didn't have good grades on his report card

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Melissa watched Jason walk down the ramp to the airplane. She waved slowly and began to cry. She had lived next to Jason her entire life and didn’t know what she would do without him. From this passage you can infer:

• Jason is moving away

• Melissa is in love with Jason

• Jason and Melissa had a fight

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Karen woke up to bright sunlight streaming in the window. She heard traffic outside and the sound of kids yelling to each other as they walked in front of the house. She rolled over and looked at her clock. “Oh no!” she exclaimed. “It’s

9:00 AM!” She leapt out of bed in a panic. From this passage, you can infer:

• Karen doesn't feel well

• Karen is in high school

• Karen overslept

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Kimmy and Evan sat at the front window wearing their bathing suits and holding pails and shovels. They watched the sky. Kimmy began to cry. “It’s okay, Kimmy,” said Mom. “We’ll go tomorrow.” From this passage what can you infer?

• Kimmy and Evan expected to go to the beach today

• It's raining

• Kimmy doesn't feel well

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Mrs. Jones was just sitting down to have a cup of tea when she heard the crashing sound of shattering glass. She walked into her living room and found a baseball sitting in the middle of the room. She looked through the shattered window and saw Brendan, the boy next door, standing in her yard. Brendan began to cry. From this excerpt, you can infer:

• Brendan has cut himself on broken glass

• Brendan is angry with Mrs. Jones

• Brendan threw the ball through the window

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It was a special day in Ms. Bonner’s

first-grade class. Each child put a

decorated shoe box on the edge of

his or her desk. Then, all of the

students got up and dropped small

cards into each others’ boxes.

Afterwards, Ms. Bonner handed

out heart-shaped candies. From

this passage you can infer that:

• It's Ms. Bonner's birthday

• It's St. Patrick's Day

• It's Valentine's Day

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Mr. Armstrong woke to the

insistent knocking of the secret

service agent stationed outside his

door. “Sir? Sir?” the agent called.

“Sir? We have an emergency. You’re

needed in the Oval Office

immediately.” Mr. Armstrong

jumped to his feet and put on a

suit. Living in the White House had

many advantages, but he was

always on call and it was time to

get to work. Based on this passage

you can infer that Mr. Armstrong

is:

• the President of the United States

• an actor

• the king of Saudi Arabia

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