Inferencing Practice

Mia set her full bucket down next to Mary's nearly empty one. "What happened?" Mia asked.

Mary shrugged and wiped her purple-stained mouth on her shirt. "I guess I'm not very good at finding blackberries," she said.

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Mary dropped most of her blackberries.

• Mary ate most of the blackberries she found.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

Justine slipped out of bed and tiptoed down the hall. But when she opened the door at the end, she found a closet, not the bathroom. Justine tried another door and found the office.

By the time she found the bathroom, Justine couldn't remember where her room was!

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Justine is sleepwalking

• Justine is not in her own home.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

"You built Jeanette's go-kart all by yourself?" Anthony asked.

"Yup!" Brett said. "I had a lot of parts left over, too."

Suddenly they heard a loud thud, and saw three wheels go rolling by.

"BRETT!" Jeanette yelled.

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Anthony wants to learn how to build go-karts.

• Jeanette's go-kart fell apart.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

If the neighborhood school needs a substitute coach, who do they call? Mr. Casey! After a snowstorm, who shovels the neighbors' steps? Mr. Casey! And when stray animals are hungry, where do they go? Mr. Casey's porch!

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Mr. Casey loves snowstorms

• Mr. Casey is always willing to help.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

"You have to go back two spaces," Jim said.

Zach scowled. "Again? I hate this game!" he grumbled.

Jim shook his head. "Yesterday, you said it was your favorite game! You couldn't wait to play it again tonight!"

Zach crossed his arms. "Well now I think it's stupid!"

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Zach is not good at playing games

• Yesterday, Zach was winning the game.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

Small pebbles rattled in the pan as the babbling water washed the dirt away. Nothing, Aiden sighed to himself. He scooped up some more rocks. Maybe it was time to give up. As the dirt flowed away, Aiden's heart began to pound. What was that, shining at the bottom of the pan?

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

• Aiden is cleaning his rock collection.

• Aiden is hoping to find gold.

• Aiden is washing camp dishes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Eddie was used to his legs hanging off the end of his bed. He didn't mind pants that hit him above his ankles and shirt sleeves that barely went past his elbows. But having to duck under doorways was hard to get used to.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

• Eddie doesn't like to go shopping

• Eddie's bed is broken

• Eddie is very tall.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

A crowing rooster jerked Isaiah from his dreams. Isaiah yawned, stretched, and put his feet on the floor. There was a lot to get done before the sun came up! Sparky and Ruby needed milking, eggs had to be gathered, and all the animals had to be fed.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

• Isaiah is an animal trainer.

• Isaiah is a zookeeper

• Isaiah is a farmer

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Gina flipped the light switch off and on, but the lamp didn't turn on. The TV wouldn't turn on, either. Gina looked out her window. All of the other houses had dark windows even though it was dinner time.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

• Everyone is out for dinner

• Gina forgot to pay her electricity bill

• The power is out on Gina's street

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

Emmy chuckled when she saw the sign outside the gas station. "I'm not sure that I'm in the mood for 'cod drinks' on such a warm day," she said. "Maybe I'll just get a 'hot og' with ketchup and mustard, or an ice cream with 'ot' fudge."

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

• Emmy has never seen a sign at a gas station

• The sign is missing some letters

• Emmy is traveling in a foreign country

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A