Making Inferences

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

• Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.

• Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.

• Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.

• Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

Based on this scene, what can we infer about Justin's personality?

• Justin in shy and is not good at interacting with people he has just met.

• Justin is energetic and has an outgoing personality. He is not afraid to talk to new people.

• Justin is angry. He is mad that Callie is being nice to him and continues to talk to him.

• Justin is respectful. He shows respect towards Callie and his brother.

Based on this scene, what can we infer about Callie's personality?

• Callie is brave. She is not afraid to go an audition for the musical.

• Callie is afraid. She is scared to go an audition for the musical.

• Callie is antisocial. She prefers to be by herself.

• Callie is serious. She does not joke around and takes everything she does seriously.

In training to be a knight, a boy was expected to study hard and learn good manners. He was taught to play musical instruments, sing and recite poetry. He also studied reading, writing, geometry and strategy games. Another knight would then teach the boy to shoot a bow and arrow, fight with a sword and ride a horse. From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• All boys wanted to become knights.

• Knights were loyal to the king.

• Knights were taught many important things.

• Knights just liked to play and have fun.

• Alex is lucky to be alive

• Alex's car was damaged badly

• Alex was crying after the accident

• Alex injured more than just his legs

When reading a passage where a character squints at a sign in the distance and then decides to take a different path, what can you infer about the sign?

• The sign indicated danger ahead

• The sign was welcoming them

• The sign was advertising a sale

• The sign was difficult to read

to take what you read plus what you know and make a conclusion

• predict

• clarify

• infer

• compare

What can be inferred about a character who apologizes after making a mistake and tries to make amends?

• They do not care about the feelings of others.

• They are irresponsible and careless.

• They value honesty and responsibility.

• They are trying to avoid consequences for their actions.

When you undertand something based on clues without a direct statement

• inference

• hyperbole

• antonym

• metaphor

Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that animals are unable to adapt. Many animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• Rainforest destruction is hurting animals that live there.

• Rainforest is being destroyed by animals.

• Destruction of rainforests is slowing down.

• Rainforests need to be destroyed.