Kid 1

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.

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know

• Retelling a text

• Making a guess without evidence

• Information written directly into the text.

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.

A person takes your temperature. Another person listens to your heart and asks how you are feeling. 
WHERE ARE YOU? 

• dentist
• veterinarian 
• doctor
• hair salon

Mom made a cake, decorated it, and put candles on it. There are lots of balloons. Children came with presents. Everyone played games. 
WHAT IS GOING ON?

• a circus
• a fair
• a birthday party
• Christmas

True or False: A good reader asks questions in their head as they are reading text to check/monitor their understanding of the information.

• True

• False

When the answer to a question can be found in the text it is called:

• explicit "right there" information

• an inferential question

Charles let his dog, Roscoe, into the house. Roscoe ran over to his food bowl and wildly began to wag his tail. The reader can reasonably infer:

• Charles was not supposed to let Roscoe into the house yet.

• Roscoe is a golden retriever.

• Roscoe is hungry.

Which sentence supports that Jack is feeling sleepy?

• Jack went to bed late because he was at a birthday party.
• Jackʼs eyes were droopy and his eyelids felt really heavy.
• Jack put his head down on the desk.
• Jack was not paying attention to the lesson.

Let's Review. Check all that are true.

• An inferences is just a guess.

• To make an inference, I need to use clues.

• To infer means to make an inference.