Inferencing

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.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

When you "read between the lines" you ______.

• a. make an educated guess about things that aren't written down
• b. look for the very small print in between the lines of a book
• c. stop and think about each line before you read on
• d. read two things at once

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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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TEKS.ELA.6.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.5C

TEKS.ELA.7.6F

TEKS.ELA.8.5C

TEKS.ELA.8.6F

Terrence is camping alone. It is dry and windy out. He falls asleep in his sleeping bag near the blazing campfire. What is the BEST inference you could make?

• a. There will be a hurricane.
• b. Someone will stop by.
• c. An animal will leap into the flames.
• d. The fire may spread.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

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.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?

• The oven has turned off.
• Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
• A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
• The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I have a head and a tail. My favorite number is one. I am made of copper. I am lucky if you pick me up. What am I?

• four leaf clover
• leaf
• penny
• dime

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

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 

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

Dasha won first prize for a drawing competition. What can you infer about Dasha?

• She doesn't like to draw.
• She's really good at drawing.
• She can ride a bike.
• She ate a bike.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1