Making a guess without evidence

Information written directly into the text.

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard or long for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk. It is likely that:

Tiffany earned a bad grade on the test

Tiffany received a good grade on the test

Tiffany is angry at her teacher

Vince slammed his fist against the locker. Most of the students had already gone into their classes. The bell would ring soon. Vince looked around quickly but saw no friendly faces. He looked at the locker again and started spinning the lock, first right, then left, then right. He took a deep breath and pulled the lock. It did not open. Vince let out a grunt at the exact moment the bell rang. He grabbed the handle of the locker and yanked it repeatedly in a fit of rage. Then he threw his arms against the locker and put his head into his arms. Finally, he pushed himself off of the locker and went to look for help. Why is Vince upset?

He is locked out of his locker and late for class.

What are you looking for when a question asks you to provide textual evidence ?

a piece of writing like an article, poem, or story

Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long. What can you infer about Macey?

Macey has trouble making decisions.

Macey is very excited about getting glasses.

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well. Which words help describe the setting?

"...cracked glass of the curtainless window..."

"Michael woke up with a start."

The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds

It was placed on the endangered species list

It was dying out because of pesticides

Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Jenna thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Jenna yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Jenna huffed and then grabbed some duct tape. What happened to Jenna's apartment?

Jenna's cat escaped its cage and destroyed her apartment

Someone broke into Jenna's apartment

Jenna's bird escaped its cage and destroyed her apartment

Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Jenna thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Jenna yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Jenna huffed and then grabbed some duct tape. What is the best text evidence to support the inference that Jenna's cat ate her bird?

Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor.

Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat!

She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws.

She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work.

"I'm home!" Earl shouted as he walked in the door. His wife Gail came bounding down the stairs. She hadn't seen him since he had left to go on his silly fishing trip two weeks ago. "I missed you, Husband. Did you catch anything?" Gail reluctantly asked, knowing that Earl was not a very good fisherman. Earl scratched his head and responded, "You're not going to believe what I'm bringing home." Earl unzipped a cooler and pulled out several perfectly filleted salmon steaks. "Wow, Earl, I didn't know that you could fillet a fish like that." Earl looked around the room a little bit and scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, Jeff taught me how." Gail looked at him suspiciously. "Well, let me help you unpack." As Gail was helping Earl unpack his truck, she found a receipt from the grocery store. It was dated from that morning.Gail just shook her head and laughed, not surprised at all by what she saw on the receipt. What did Gail find on the receipt?

The receipt was for store bought Salmon.

The receipt was for a new fishing pole and bait.

The receipt was for flowers for Gail.

The receipt was for milk and bread.

"I'm home!" Earl shouted as he walked in the door. His wife Gail came bounding down the stairs. She hadn't seen him since he had left to go on his silly fishing trip two weeks ago. "I missed you, Husband. Did you catch anything?" Gail reluctantly asked, knowing that Earl was not a very good fisherman. Earl scratched his head and responded, "You're not going to believe what I'm bringing home." Earl unzipped a cooler and pulled out several perfectly filleted salmon steaks. "Wow, Earl, I didn't know that you could fillet a fish like that." Earl looked around the room a little bit and scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, Jeff taught me how." Gail looked at him suspiciously. "Well, let me help you unpack." As Gail was helping Earl unpack his truck, she found a receipt from the grocery store. It was dated from that morning. Gail just shook her head and laughed, but was surprised at all by what she saw on the receipt. What is the best text evidence to support that Gail was not surprised by what she saw on the receipt?

"I missed you, Husband. Did you catch anything?" Gail reluctantly asked, knowing that Earl was not a very good fisherman.

She hadn't seen him since he had left to go on his silly fishing trip two weeks ago.

As Gail was helping Earl unpack his truck, she found a receipt from the grocery store.

Earl looked around the room a little bit and scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, Jeff taught me how." Gail looked at him suspiciously.

1. Making an inference is the process of…

Making an educated guess about a text based on clues and background knowledge.

Stating the opposite of what is happening in the text.

Making a guess over what the text is about.

Looking at context clues in a text.

What is textual evidence?

Proof from the text to support your answer.

What the author thinks about a topic.

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

It makes your paragraph longer.

It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.

It shows that you know what you are talking about.

What does explicit mean?

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

Inference and Evidence

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following novel excerpt and answer the question.

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the human speckled horizon bright and keen. She hadn't meant to come down onto the busy beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the crowded street, till she could walk home from her school in peace without any nosy bystanders staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

What time of day do you think it is and why?

morning because birds are out at that time

lunch time because she wanted to feed the birds

evening because there was no one on the street

afternoon because she is coming home from school

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following novel excerpt and answer the question.

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the human speckled horizon bright and keen.
She hadn't meant to come down onto the busy beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the crowded street, till she could walk home from her school in peace without any nosy bystanders staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

Which textual evidence best describes Emily's thoughts and feelings?

"... sea eagle that called Emily..."

"... till she could walk home from school in peace..."

"... its broad wings dusty..."

"... the bird seemed to urge her to come down."

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following novel excerpt and answer the question.

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the human speckled horizon bright and keen.
She hadn't meant to come down onto the busy beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the crowded street, till she could walk home from her school in peace without any nosy bystanders staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

Based on the text, what can you infer about Emily?

She is ready to party on the beach

She is on vacation

She wants to be left alone

She wants to go swimming

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following novel excerpt and answer the question.

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the human speckled horizon bright and keen.
She hadn't meant to come down onto the busy beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the crowded street, till she could walk home from her school in peace without any nosy bystanders staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

How do you think Emily feels?

excited

unhappy

happy

sympathetic

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better.

True

False

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge.

True

False

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

True

False

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

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Inference and Evidence

Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better.

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge.

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

An inference is...

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard or long for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk.It is likely that:

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Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard or long for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk.
It is likely that: