Making Inferences and Text Evidence Review

Which sentence from the selection provides evidence that the pet is a cat?

• Bryan had to feed his pet every day.

• Bryan had to take his pet outside right away after school.

• It was Bryan's job to clean out the litter box every 3 days.

• Bryanʼs pet never bites.

Can you infer what has happened in this picture?

• airing out stinky feet

• foot fungus

• ant bite

• sunburn and blister

An INFERENCE is...

• logical conclusion

• guess based on evidence

• Both

In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

• true

• false

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried. Why was Miya upset?

• She couldn't find rice

• Miya lost her phone

• Ms. Lucille doesn't have rice

• Miya's phone has gotten wet

Rachel was on her way to volunteer at the animal shelter.  She was very excited!  She really liked dogs.  Her brother was allergic to dogs, however, so she was rarely around them.  Rachel had a lot of fun playing with the puppies.  But after her shift, itchy bumps appeared on her arms.
It is likely that:

• Mosquitoes bit Rachel

• Rachel is allergic to dogs, too

• Rachel fell in poison ivy

Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better. 

• True

• False

Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long. 
What can you infer about Macey?

• Macey is mad at her mother.

• Macey does not want glasses.

• Macey is very excited about getting glasses.

• Macey has trouble making decisions.

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

• True

• False

Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The beams were warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. "9:48," she shouted,"Holy cow!" Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door. Cassie is late to school. How do you know this?

• Cassie rolled over.

• She threw on the first outfit she found,grabbed her books, and ran out the door.

• Cassie struggled to open her eyes.