Inferring

Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness. Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

• Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs.

• Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.

• There are many breeds of dogs.

• Wolves are afraid of sheepdogs.

Which sentence from the selection 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.

"During colonial days there were no bathtubs or showers in the houses. They were not missed, however. Many people of that time never thought of taking a bath. Most people thought that water caused many diseases. Only the hands and face were washed, and that wasn't often."

After reading this, you might infer that people today:

• take more baths than people of colonial days

• take fewer baths than people of colonial days

• fear water more than people of colonial days

• think water causes diseases

Inferring means _______________________ what is happening in a story.

• Figuring out

• Summarizing

• Knowing the main Idea

• Guessing

Read the following sentence and choose the option that best infers the meaning: "Despite the heavy rain, the parade continued as planned."

• The parade was canceled because of the rain.

• The rain caused the parade to be more enjoyable.

• The parade went on even though it was raining heavily.

• The parade was delayed due to the rain.

Which sentence supports that Jack is feeling sleepy?

• Jack went to bed late because he was at a birthday party.

• Jackʼs eyes were droopy and his eyelids felt really heavy.

• Jack put his head down on the desk.

• Jack was not paying attention to the lesson.

Think about what makes the most sense, to draw a conclusion:

“No thank you, said Fox. “I notice that there are many footprints leading into your den, but I see no trace of any leading out.”

This is probably because:

• Fox doesn’t believe that it is the Elderly Lion who is speaking.

• Fox sees proof that the Elderly Lion has eaten the animals who visited him.

• Fox wants to ask the Elderly Lion why animals are disappearing.

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