RETAKE Inferences AKS 10

An inference is...

• Using text evidence AND what you know to make a new idea about a text.

• Summarizing a text and all of its important details without an opinion.

• Making a guess about a text before you read, without evidence.

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• The characters in the text

• The central idea of the text.

• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

"Clues" or details you see or read in the text are called

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• Text evidence
• Inference
• Background knowledge

"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.

Match the following inferences with a supporting detail from the text.

• I: Rovers have given us lots of information about Mars.

• Detail: "NASA has 1000s of robots."

• I: NASA robots can complete tasks that human astronauts cannot.

• Detail: "The USSR launched the first robot satellite in 1957."

• I: NASA needs robots in the future.

• Detail: "One rover found water on Mars."

• I: It takes many different robots to complete the various tasks NASA has for space exploration.

• Detail: "Unlike humans, robots do not need a suit to provide oxygen."

• I: Robots have been important to space exploration for a long time.

• Detail: "Robots play a big role in NASA's future plans."