Making Inferences Bell Ringer 1

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

• Summarize

• Infer

• Problem solve

• Identify the main idea

When you 'read between the lines' you ________.

• make an educated guess about things that aren't written down

• look for the very small print in between the lines of a book

• stop and think about each line before you read on

• read two things at once

Inferencing means ________.

• understanding exactly what the text says

• using logic to read between the lines

• determining what's a fact and what's an opinion

• using word parts to decode an unknown word

Which statement about an inference is correct?

• An inference is not based on any evidence.

• An inference is based only on what a text says

• An inference always turns out to be right.

• An inference requires that you use clues.

It is snowing. Your friend Justina is coming to sleep over. She texts you that she's on her way but will be late.

What is the best inference you could make?

• Justina is doing her homework.

• Justina is babysitting her brother

• Traffic is slow due to the weather.

• Justina can't come to your house.