Inference Skills with Sherlock Bones

What is the main topic Sherlock Bones is teaching?

• How to cook

• How to solve math problems

• How to write stories

• How to make inferences

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How did Sherlock Bones deduce that David likes to cook?

• David was wearing a chef's hat

• He saw a cookbook in David's bag

• David had a callus from holding a knife

• David told him

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What event does David infer happened in the passage he read?

• A birthday party

• A fire or explosion

• A rainstorm

• A parade

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What clue suggests that Uncle Paleo was involved in a fire?

• He was wet from rain

• He was holding a candle

• He was wearing a firefighter's uniform

• He had singed hair and black smudges

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Why does Sherlock Bones say Uncle Paleo's footsteps were slow and heavy?

• He was carrying a heavy bag

• He was tired from putting out a fire

• He was wearing heavy boots

• He was walking through mud

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What is an inference according to Sherlock Bones?

• A prediction about the future

• A conclusion drawn from clues

• A guess without any evidence

• A fact stated in the text

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What strengthens an inference about a fire in the story?

• The presence of a fire extinguisher

• The smell of flowers

• The sound of music

• The sight of a rainbow

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What does Sherlock Bones suggest about making inferences?

• They are one of many possible conclusions

• They are only for detectives

• They are always correct

• They are guesses without any basis

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What should you use to make strong inferences?

• Only the text

• Only pictures

• Background knowledge and clues

• Random guesses

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What humorous note does Sherlock Bones end with?

• You can become a teacher

• You can become a chef

• You can become the world's 50th greatest detective

• You can become the world's greatest detective

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