Inferencing

The group of women walked out of the dark room. A few of them were carryign tissues. As they exited into the bright sunlight, two of them had to put on their sunglasses.

Where were they?

• movie theater

• the beach

• a sports game

• a grocery store

She drove into her driveway and saw that the front yard was much cleaner than when she had left this morning. Straigh lines crisscrossed back and forth through it.

What happened while she was gone?

• She had gone to the wrong house

• They had decorated for Christmas

• Someone had mowed the lawn.

• She had hired a realtor.

Katherine held the washcloth tightly, pressing it into her hand. She told the children not to walk barefoot through the kitchen.

What had happened?

• a glass broke

• Her child wasn't listening.

• She was cooking dinner.

• They were in a hurricane

The crowd was hushed. They turned their heads in unison, first oen way, and then the opposite way.

Where was the crowd?

• at a church service

• on the beach

• at a tennis match

• in the movie theater

Dad was very patient but honestly, how many more times could he listen to the halting notes of that song? Dad walked up to the bench to talk to his young daughter.

• She is learning a new song on the piano

• She had had a bad break up

• The dad is deaf

• The dad hates music.

The boy was crying loudly while and employee made an announcement over the store's speaker system.

• The boy had robbed the store

• The boy was lost.

• The shoes the boy wanted had sold out.

• The store was closing.

The man came into the house and went straight to the kitchen sink, where he got a large glass of water for himself. His t-shirt had large dark stains on it. He took off his earbuds after he finished the water.

• He broke into the house

• He had been exercising

• He was drunk.

• He was getting ready for the party

Linda picked up the sandwich and ran after the boy with the unzipped backpack.

• She stole his lunch.

• She was his mom and he forgot his lunch.

• The boy was running away from home.

• The sandwich had fallen out of his bag.

The woman parked in front of the store kept looking at her watch and then at the entrance of the store.

• She is ready to go home.

• She wants to go shopping when it opens.

• She's uncomfortable going into the store.

• The store is having a sale.

Mom was looking everywhere- in the bottom of her purse, in the pocket of her sweater, on the kitchen countertop. She realized she could not go anywhere until she found them.

What is she looking for?

• her children

• her makeup

• her keys

• her purse