Inference Practice

Amelia arrived at her classroom, then emptied her backpack and put it away. She carried her supplies to her  desk. When she opened her homework folder, she was shocked. Her folder was empty. 

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• Amelia makes a lot of excuses.

• Amelia forgot to put her homework in her folder.

• Amelia does not like doing homework.

• Amelia did not have homework yesterday.

Danielle is a great cook. She takes cooking classes and gets cooking magazines in the mail. Her friends love to come over to her house for dinner to taste the new meals she has made! People often ask for her recipes.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• Danielle's mother is also a great cook.

• Danielle lives on a farm that grows vegetables.

• Danielle makes a lot of pasta dinners. 

• Danielle likes to cook.

Julie’s teacher handed out report cards. Julie looked at her report card carefully. She felt a knot in her stomach and knew her parents were going to be upset. She wondered what her punishment would be.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• 
  Julie is a good student.

• 
  Julie loves science and math.

• 
  Julie did not do well on her report card.

• Julie's parents become angry easily.

Danny and David were climbing trees. When their mother called them in for dinner, David jumped down and ran toward the house. Suddenly, he heard Danny cry in pain and turned around to see what was wrong. Danny was lying on the ground below the tree holding his arm and crying.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• Danny fell out of the tree.

• David is a fast runner.

• Danny and David were hungry.

• David pushed Danny out of the tree.

Thunderstorms happen a lot in Florida, and Jesse knew exactly what was going to happen because of the storm. As the thunder crashed, he quickly found candles and a flashlight. Suddenly, everything in the house flickered. Within seconds, Jesse had the flashlight on and was lighting the candles.

From this paragraph, you can infer that: 

• Jesse likes the scent of candles.

• The power went out because of the storm.

• Jesse is afraid of the dark.

• Jesse likes to play in the dark.

Michelle couldn’t wait to see how she did on her science test. She had studied hard for the test. When the teacher finally handed the tests back, Michelle looked at her grade and felt happy. Her parents were going to be so proud of her!

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• Michelle loves science and math.

• Michelle has difficulty reading.

• 
  Michelle should have studied more.

• Michelle did well on the test.