Inferences

What does Inference mean?

• finding details in a story
• Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea
• Giving a reason for your answer
• Using what I know

Grandpa sees that his chocolate cake is all gone.  Brad has crumbs on his mouth. What do you think happened?

• Brad baked his own cake.
• Brad needs to brush his teeth better.
• Brad ate Grandpa's chocolate cake.
• Brad ate Grandpa

Gavin plays baseball and accidentally breaks a window.  How do you think he feels?

• He is scared of getting in trouble.
• He feels happy and excited he threw the ball so hard.
• He can't wait to break another window.
• He is thinking he should study his spelling words.

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

• True
• False

Isabel's soccer team cheered.  The coach gave them a trophy.  What do you think happened?

• They missed the goal.
• The coach got kicked out of the game.
• They won the game.
• The other team won the game. 

Tate stamps his feet and crosses his arms.  How do you think he feels?

• joyful
• tearful
• lonely
• angry

How might a character act if he felt sad?

• Put his head down and sigh
• Yell and jump up and down
• Smile and wave
• Laugh until his sides hurt

Nicole came out of the elevator in her apartment building. She ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi. When she hopped in, she said, “Please take me to 34545th Street.”
You can infer that...

• Nicole's car is broken.
• Nicole is going on vacation.
• Nicole is going shopping.
• Nicole lives in a large city.

 “Larry, as your boss, I must say it’s been very interesting working with you,” Miss Valdez said. “However, it seems that our company’s needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position effective today.”
What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?   

• She would feel really bad if he decided to quit.
• He was being fired.
• He was getting a raise in pay.
• She really enjoyed having him in the office.

As an architect, Thomas Jefferson preferred the Roman style, as seen in the buildings of the University of Virginia, to the English style favored by Charles Bullfinch.

What you infer based on this statement?

• The architecture of the University of Virginia was influenced by the Roman style.

• Bullfinch was an English architect.

• Jefferson preferred to build in the English style of architecture.