Inferring Lesson

Inferring is...

• What you read

• A guess

• when you make an educated guess based on what you read and what you know.

• What you know

Maria woke up early on Saturday morning and looked outside the window. The sun was out and the sky was clear. She shouted, "It's the perfect day to go to the beach!" We can infer that Maria is ____

• angry

• excited

• confident

• frustrated

David sat on the chair. He looked at the dentist walking towards him holding a small mirror and a sharp pointed tool. He started sweating and clenching his fists. We can infer that David is ____

• sad

• bored

• scared

• hungry

Molly won first place in the International Spelling Bee Contest. She had a big smile on her face as she received her trophy and prize. We can infer that Molly is _____

• proud

• lonely

• nervous

• amazed

The car pulled up in the driveway. "Finally," Emily said with a sigh. It felt like they had been driving for days. How is Emily feeling?

• excited

• angry

• relieved

The young children laid on the blanket and looked up at the sky. The fireworks illuminated the sky and sparkled above them. They wiped the sweat from their face and grinned with excitement at the bright colors!
Infer what the word illuminated means. 

• hot

• danced

• lit up 

• boomed 

The floorboards creaked, trees whipped against the old tin roof and flashes of light lit up the entire night sky. I could feel the eerie feeling rise up from deep inside me, as I tiptoed down the hall into my parent’s bedroom.

Who is tiptoeing down the hall?

• There is a ghost going down the hallway.

• The parents are going down the hall to check on their child.

• The family pet in walking down the hallway.

• A child is going down the hall to their parent's room because they are afraid of the storm.

Which sentence suggests that Suzy likes to play basketball?

• Suzy's mom makes Suzy practice basketball every day.

• Suzy looks forward to her basketball games.

• Suzy scored 5 points in her last basketball game.

• Suzy and her mom get ice cream after her basketball games.

Inferring means _______________________ what is happening in a story.

• Figuring out

• Summarizing

• Knowing the main Idea

• Guessing

The theme is the _______ or _______ the author wants readers to take away from the story.

• topic

• moral

• lesson

• subject

• coffee