Making Inferences

Zelea grabbed a bagel on her way out the door. "See you this afternoon," she yelled to his dad, who was getting ready to go to work.  "Got everything you need?" her dad asked.   "Yep, it's all in here," Zelea said, pointing to her backpack.   "Good luck on that English test," hire dad said.   "I'll need it!" Where is Zelea going? 

• to her friend's house

• to band practice
• to school
• to the library

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I love to go into my sister's room. On her shelf she has shiny trophies—gold and silver, tall and short, skinny and wide. All of the trophies have athletes on top swinging golf clubs. My favorite trophy is one that is as tall as my arm is long. "City Champion 2001" it says on its engraved front. It is beautiful and impressive!
What inference can the reader draw based on the information in the passage? 

• The person relating the passage is a younger sister.
• The sister is a very good golfer.
• The person relating the passage plays golf also.
• The sister is a professional golfer.

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Andrea stamps her feet and crosses her arms. What can you infer about how she feels?

• Joyful

• Angry

• Lonely

• Tearful

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Can you infer what has happened in this picture?

• airing out stinky feet
• foot fungus
• ant bite
• sunburn and blister

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In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

• true
• false

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Sam and his brother Tim each have their own rooms. Sam likes to make his bed every morning, but Tim never makes his bed. Sam folds all his clothes before putting them away, but Tim leaves all of his clothes on the floor.
What word can be used to describe Tim?

• Neat
• Mean
• Young
• Messy

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If a student got 100% on his work, what could you infer?

• He listened and studied.
• He didn't come to school that day.
• He didn't listen in class.
• He copied off of his neighbor.

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Troy 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.
• Troy 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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Simone tried to shake off her nerves. This was the big moment. She waited 4 long years to get to this event. She smoothed out her leotard and put chalk on her hands. She hoped to nail that landing! What is Simone?

• A teacher

• A firefighter

• A skater

• A gymnast

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"Due to their incredible force and unpredictability, floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood."

Based on what you have read, you can conclude that:

• Cleaning up after a flood can be expensive and take time.

• Floods only occur along the coast.

• Floods are not that dangerous.

• After flood waters dry up then the problem is over.

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