Supporting Inferences About Informational Text

What is an inference?

• an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence that you read and what you already know

• To summarize

• The text

• Main Idea

What are inferences in a text?

• Random thoughts unrelated to the text

• Facts stated explicitly in the text

• Assumptions made without any evidence

• Conclusions or interpretations made based on evidence or information provided in the text.

What do you use from the passage to prove your answer

• text evidence

• plagarism

• credible source

• central idea

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge. 

• True

• False

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Leopards are losing their homes

• The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals

• The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject

• Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals

Scientists say that cats typically ignore music made for humans, and that they become more at ease listening to music imitating purrs and the suckling sounds of kittens nursing . In their experiment, they layered such sounds creating melodies made for feline listening pleasure. These tunes are being used to help calm skittish shelter cats. What inference can you make from the paragraph?

• Cats enjoy listening to the sounds of other cats more than human music.

• Cats like a specific type of music.

• Music can be used to calm animals down.

• Human music is not good for animals.

What inference can you make from the paragraph?

• Insects must have nectar in every meal.

• Venus Flytrap restaurant serves insects on the menu.

• Venus Flytraps are used to produce nectar juice.

• Insects are drawn to the smell of nectar.

What evidence helps you infer that many rockets were launched before a human could ride one?

• Huge rockets were built in the 1950s in an effort to reach the outer space.

• Only a person could tell the rest of the world abut the joy and wonder of seeing the world from space.

• There is no evidence in the text.

• After years of testing, it was time to put a human being inside a rocket.

What does the word infer mean?

• to guess

• to make an educated guess

• to create

• to investigate

What is a good strategy or formula for making an inference?

• main idea + supporting details

• what you know + what the text says

• first sentence + last sentence

• evidence + theme