Inference Practice

Jack couldn't see anything but he could feel the soft cloth wrapped around his head. When he opened his eyes, he could see his shoes, but nothing else. He felt hands on his shoulders. Suddenly, he was being spun around and around!

Okay, Jack, said the voice of the teacher. Let's see if you can find the frog.

Slowly Jack walked forward. His leg bumped into something hard that sounded like metal. That must be the wastebasket, said Jack, but nobody answered. If that was the wastebasket, he thought, then he was facing the door. All he had to do was turn left and hopefully find the stuffed frog. The last time he saw it, it had been on Kevin's desk.

It is likely that:

• The teacher is punishing Jack because he misbehaved.

• Jack is trying to find a frog that escaped from an upside down wastebasket.

• Jack is taking his turn at a game in which the player is blindfolded.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RI.6.1

Jenny looked over at her older sister, Martha. It wasn't fair! Martha was riding her boke to shool today and Jenny wanted to do it too. She wished Martha had just waited until she was old enough to ride with her. She stuck out her lower lip.

"Stop pouting", said Jenny's father. "You can't ride your bike to school until next year. You just aren't old enough yet."

Jenny pushed her plate away and put her head down on the table. It just was not fair! She wished she was older!

It is likely that:

• Martha is a little angry with her younger sister.

• Jenny's parents are worried for her safety on her bike.

• The girls' parents like Martha more than Jenny.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.RL.4.1

The witch went first. The students watched as she took off her hat an tied back her hair. She leaned her broomstick against the wall and knelt on the floor. She tried and missed, then tried again. The apple got away. Finally, on the third try, she bit into the apple and lifted it out of the water with her teeth. "Hee hee!" she chuckled. "See if you can do better than that, Superman!"

Superman knelt on the floor. The students watched as he tied back his red cape. He bobbed twice, three times. The apples ept getting away. Finally, on the sixth try, Superman got the apple in his teeth.

It is likely that:

• This story takes place in the morning.

• Superman does not like the witch.

• The people in the story are at a Halloween party.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Alice was older than the other students so the teacher had put her in charge of the class.

"Alice", the teacher had said, "have the children cut out things from construction paper. You know how to do that. You did it quite well when you were in fourth grade."

So Alice had the fourth graders cut and paste. First, she got out the green construction paper and told some of the children to cut out pine trees. She helped them shape the trees. She had the rest of the children cut out wreaths from the green paper. She got the red and gold construction paper and watched as the students cut circles out of it. They pasted the small circles on the fir trees and wreaths.

It is likely that:

• The students are making Christmas decorations.

• Alice is going to be a teacher.

• Construction paper comes in only three colors.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Mr. Rodriguez walked into the classroom. "Good morning class," he said in English. They replied in English thought it was not their primary language. Their main language was Spanish.

The students sat perfectly still with their hands folded on their desks. They wondered why Mr. Rodriguez had spoken in English. They waited to hear what he would say.

"Today, children, we will begin with our social studies lesson. WE will study the country to the north of us. It is not the biggest country in the world, but it is probably the most powerful one. As you know, the people of that country speak English. In some section, however, the people speak Spanish, just like we do. This is especially true in part of New York City, Florida dn the Southwest. Miguel, what is the name of the coutnry we are studying?"

It is likely that:

• The country they are studying is New York.

• The country they are studying is the United States.

• The country they are studying is Mexico.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

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Matthew sat at his desk and looked ou the window. There wasn't a single ray of sunshine to be seen. It was dark gray out. A slow, steady rain was coming down, just as it had been coming down all morning long. It gently hit the windows, then ran down then in rivulets. Matthew yawned and tried to concentrate on his work. The teacher was talking about something he didn't understand - numbers. The teacher was talking about dibision of whole numbers. Numbers always made Matthew sleepy. He wished the teacher would talk about history, or geography or health. Matthew's head began to drop forward, and his pencil fell from his hand.

It is likely that:

• Matthew is unhappy because the teacher is talking about geography.

• Matthew would rather be outdoors playing.

• Matthew is starting to fall asleep.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

"Hmmm," said the school nurse as she looked at Jeff. "Sit down here," she said, helping him sit on the examining table. She popped a thermometer into his mouth. "Do you feel like you have a fever?" Jeff nodded his head yes.

The nurse felt under Jeff's jaw. "Your glands are very swollen. Have you been playing with Peter Carey?" Jeff nodded yes again.

"I thought so," said the nurse. "Peter Carey went home with the mumps two days ago... and mumps are contagious.

It is likely that:

• Peter Carey ahs the mumps, but Jeff does not.

• A contagious disease is one that can be caught from one person and spread to another.

• A contagious diseas is one that always causes a fever and swollen jaw.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RI.6.1

In America, most states celebrate a day called Arbor Day. On that day, some school children plant trees. The purpsoe of Arbor day is to show appreciation of trees. Without them there would be dirty air, no lumber, no paper and less beauty.

Arbor Day was first started in Nebraska in 1872, but today almost all the states celebrate it. The strange thing is that each state celebrates Arbor Day at a different time because the planting season varies from state to state. One a day that you could plant a tree in Mississippi, for example, the ground might still be frozen in Montana.

It is likely that:

• Trees help keep the air clean.

• A tree planted one year can be used to make paper the next year.

• Each stuent in a class gets to plant a tree on Arbor Day.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1