Inferencing

Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?

• The oven has turned off.
• Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
• A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
• The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.

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

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know
• Retelling a text
• Making a guess without evidence
• Information written directly into the text.

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

• What you know about the topic
• The topic of the text
• The characters in the text
• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

Mike had fun hiking in the woods and doing crafts.  He also really enjoyed the campfire sing-a-long and had made a lot of new friends. Still, he was glad that tomorrow he would be going home.
Where is Mike?

• at camp
• at a slumber party
• on a picnic
• in California 

Alyssa has pink shoes, a pink coat, a pink hat and a pink bracelet on. What can you infer about Alyssa?

• She doesn't like pink.
• Her favorite color is blue.
• Her Grandma is 100
• Her favorite color is pink.

Dasha won first prize for a drawing competition. What can you infer about Dasha?

• She doesn't like to draw.
• She's really good at drawing.
• She can ride a bike.
• She ate a bike.

Kayla wore her PJs to school today. What can you infer?

• She is a famous singer.
• She is lazy.
• It's Pajama day at school today.
• She thinks she is an elephant.

Greg won a story telling contest. What can you infer?

• Greg is creative.
• Greg has beautiful voice.
• Greg looks like a character from Minecraft.
• Greg has 3 legs.

Robert scored 3 goals in one game. What can you infer?

• He is a great soccer player.
• He loves the Baltimore Ravens.
• He sings like Justice Beaver.
• He smells like roses.