Making Infrences

When making an inference the reader must use _________ and _________.

• knowledge ; reasoning

• evidence ; reasoning

• evidence ; examples

• knowledge ; guessing

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Based on the selection from the article “Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category,” with which statement would the author most likely agree?

• Hurricanes are primarily classified based on their maximum sustained wind speed.

• The Saffir-Simpson scale has been sufficient for categorizing hurricanes for over 50 years.

• Climate change has not significantly affected the intensity of tropical storms in recent years.

• There is merit in considering the implementation of a new hurricane category beyond Category 5

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1. Read this quotation from paragraph 3.

 "Since 2013, five storms — all in the Pacific — had winds of 192 mph (309 kph) or higher that would have put them in the new category."

What can the reader infer from this q

• Storms with winds exceeding 192 mph are common occurrences in the Pacific region.

• The proposal for a new hurricane category is solely based on historical storm data.

• There is a need for a new hurricane category to accommodate the increasing frequency of extremely powerful storms.

• The Pacific region experiences more hurricanes than any other part of the world.

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Inference Riddle: Birds fly south for me. I am a season when people build snowmen, the days are short and the nights are long.

• I am summer.

• I am winter.

• I am spring

• I am autumn.

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Inference Riddle: You can plant me. You can pick me. You can pop me or make me into bread.

• I am a flower.

• I am gum.

• I am corn.

• I am wheat.

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Inference Riddle: I come from a cane. You might say I make things really sweet! I can be white or brown, or in a powder like snow.

• I am sugar.

• I am honey.

• I am snow.

• I am cake.

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Inference Riddle: I have a head and a tail. My favorite number is 1. I am made of copper. I am lucky if you pick me up.

• I am a penny.

• I am a nickel.

• I am money.

• I am an animal.

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Inference Riddle: I am 1 trip around the sun, 12 months, 52 weeks and 365 days. You use me to measure your age.

• I am a month.

• I am a number.

• I am a day.

• I am a year.

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Inference Riddle: I am a food named after an Earl, who ate meat between 2 slices of bread. You can also use peanut butter and jelly, or cheese. You might take me on a picnic or I'm perfect for lunch.

• I am a dessert.

• I am breakfast.

• I am bread.

• I am a sandwich.

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Inference Riddle: I put the "sicle" in pop. You can skate on me without wheels. I have a "land" named after me. You can make me into cubes...or mix me into cream.

• I am ice cream.

• I am a street.

• I am ice.

• I am a popsicle.

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