Making Inferences

When making an inference you use your​ ​ (a)   + what the text says.

• background knowledge
• friends information
• the book
• your brain

To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast
• pay attention to details
• look up every unfamiliar word
• pick your nose

It is important to learn how to make inferences because many times...

• authors don't write well
• authors communicate ideas indirectly
• authors are lazy
• authors don't think about readers

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

• true
• false

Read this situation and guess what the problem is with the teacher.

Mr. Luna walked into the classroom. "Good morning class," the teacher said in a hoarse whisper. "There was no substitute available today so I came in despite my voice."

• The teacher has a bad attitude.

• The teacher has a stomach virus.

• The teacher has a sore throat.

Read this situation and click on what you think

We made S'mores over an open fire at night. We put out the fire and climbed into our tent. We crawled into our sleeping bags and told scary stories before going to sleep.

• We are on a camping trip.

• It is a normal night at home.

• It will storm.

Read this situation.

You are calmly walking and notice there is a guy on his bicycle. When you come back you see the same guy in tears and his bicycle is gone. Why do you think he is crying?

• because he fell down.

• because somebody stole his bicycle.

• because he didn´t want to ride on the bicycle again.

I have a head and a tail. My favorite number is one. I am made of copper. I am lucky if you pick me up. What am I?

• four leaf clover
• leaf
• penny
• dime

Gray wolves aren't very fast.  They can be beaten over short distances.  Yet wolves can run longer distances than almost any animal.  They are great distance runners.  Wolves have been known to run ninety miles, dragging steel traps all the way.  You can tell that wolves:

• are very fast
• are slow
• are strong

The girl changed her clothes.  She grabbed a towel and sunscreen.  When she got there she walked to the edge, took a deep breath, and jumped in.
What is the girl doing?

• Going fishing
• Picking out what to wear
• Going swimming
• reading a book