Making Inference Review

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

What is an inference?

• the main message of the story

• drawing conclusions from the story using textual evidence

• supporting details found in the text

• shows us symbols from the text to support the theme.

You need background knowledge and text evidence to make an inference

• True

• False

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• What you know about the topic

• The characters in the text

• none of the above

• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

Which sentence from the selection supports that the computer was not working properly?

• Rita took three hours to finish her homework.

• Ritaʼs homework was not done correctly.

• Rita had to write out her story instead of typing it.

• Ritaʼs homework was not finished.

Can you infer the cause of this picture?

• He was in a hurry and was peddling too fast.

• He was trying to drive the bike while holding an umbrella & lost his balance

• He was not looking where he was going.

• His backpack was too heavy.

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 has trouble making decisions.

• Macey is very excited about getting glasses.

• Macey does not want glasses.

• Macey is mad at her mother.

What is the primary purpose of making an inference in reading comprehension?

• To summarize the text

• To draw conclusions based on evidence

• To identify the main character

• To memorize facts

Which of the following sentences best supports the inference that the character is feeling anxious?

• She smiled brightly at everyone.

• Her hands trembled as she spoke.

• He laughed loudly at the joke.

• They walked confidently into the room.

In the context of making inferences, what does 'reading between the lines' mean?

• Ignoring the text

• Understanding the literal meaning

• Interpreting the underlying meaning

• Focusing only on the main idea