making inferences

What is one inference you can make from looking at this picture? How do you know?

(Be sure to use the word "because" in your response."

^{Choose all that apply: What can you infer from this picture?}

• The cat is sitting like a person.

• It is cold outside.

• The cat likes taking pictures.

• The cat is wearing a bell so you will know he is coming.

Caroline took a math test yesterday. She is not sure how she did. The test was hard! Mrs. Fisher is giving back the tests now. Caroline watches as her friends get their papers back. Some smile and some frown. Caroline bites her lip. She is worried. Mrs. Fisher smiles as she gives Caroline’s paper back. Caroline peeks at the grade, and she smiles at Mrs. Fisher.

How do you think Caroline did on the test? Why do you think that?

(Be sure to use the word "because" in your response.)

Julia works at a pet store and owns four cats, a lizard, a dog, and a rabbit. IT CAN BE INFERRED THAT...

• Julia loves animals.

• Julia only works at the pet store for money.

• Julia's lizard gets lonely.

• Julia needs a car.

It can be inferred that many people had walked on the sand.

• valid
• not enough evidence

I brought my umbrella and raincoat to school.

You could infer that...

• I was going to be cold.

• It was going to be sunny today.

• It is going to rain.

• I did not have space for them at home.

"Of all the chores Michael had around the house, it was his least favorite. Folding the laundry was fine; doing the dishes was alright too. But he could not stand hauling the large bags over to the giant silver canisters. He hated the smell and the possibility of rats. It was disgusting."

What chore does Michael hate?

• Folding the laundry

• Doing the dishes

• Taking out the garbage

• Cleaning his room

"Text Evidence" is

• my best guess.

• what I can learn from reading the text.

• what I know from experiences that I have had in life.

• a test.

What can we infer from this scene? Choose the BEST answer.

• The apes are building a home.

• The apes are hiding from other members of their group.

• The apes are finding a place to take a nap.

• The apes are searching for food.

What is an inference?

• The opposite meaning of a word.

• Words that have the same meaning but are spelled differently.

• Drawing a conclusion based on context clues.

• A different kind of word.