Inferencing

When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you _____.

• a. summarize
• b. problem solve
• c. identify the main idea
• d. infer

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

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Inferencing means ________.

• a. understanding exactly what the text says
• b. using logic to read between the lines
• c. determining what's a fact and what's an opinion
• d. using word parts to decode an unknown word

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

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4. Which statement about an inference is correct?

• a. an inference is not based on any evidence.
• b. an inference is based only on what a text says.
• c. an inference always turns out to be right.
• d. an inference requires that you use clues.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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Helen constantly makes bad decisions, so we can infer that she is __________________________.

• sorry for everything that she has done so far.

• that she will not get into trouble.

• a bad role model.

• called "Bad Helen" based on her actions.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

We can infer that Mrs. Nichols does not want to get Helen a tutor because

• she feels as though she is doing a good enough job helping Helen at home.

• she wants Helen to stop making poor choices in school.

• she wants Mrs. Lobb to help Helen more.

• she wants Mrs. Lobb to get fired.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

We can infer that Helen acts out in school because

• she is struggling with an external conflict and blames everything on the school.

• she is stuggling with an internal conflict and does not know how to fix it.

• she is working hard academically.

• she is working very well in Mr. Marshall's class.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Ben is auditioning for a part in the school play. He's been fine all day, but right before the audition he says he feels sick. You might infer that Ben __________.

• a. is nervous about the audition
• b. is happy about the play
• c. never gets sick
• d. is allergic to peanuts

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

A girl tells you her cat's name is Grumpy Gus. You might infer that the cat ________.

• a. is a kitten
• b. is often in a bad mood
• c. is large
• d. is in your backyard

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Your mother is wearing a rain coat. What she comes inside, she puts an umbrella. The BEST inference you could make is that ________.

• a. she is picking your brother up from school.
• b. she needs to go grocery shopping
• c. it is raining outside
• d. it is May

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

James is standing near the corner when a bus roars by. James yelps and runs after it, waving his arms frantically. The BEST inference you can make is that James ________.

• a. is going on a field trip
• b. is training to run a race
• c. wanted to ride that bus
• d. recognized someone on the bus

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1