Progress Monitoring: Making Inferences from Sentences Q1

Susan’s mom told her not to touch the hot pan because:

• it could burn her.

• it was dirty.

• it was too heavy.

• it was expensive.

Tommy told his dad that he wanted to have a birthday party every week, but his dad said he couldn’t. Tommy’s dad said he couldn’t have a birthday party every week because:

• you only celebrate your birthday once a year.

• he wanted Tommy to study more.

• the house was too small.

• Tommy didn’t have enough friends.

Sophie watched the rain make big puddles in the yard; then she put on her boots and went outside. She put on her boots because:

• she wanted to build a snowman.

• she wanted to play dress-up.

• she didn't want to get her feet wet.

• she was pretending to be a superhero.

When Jason got home on his birthday, he could smell the cake that had just come out of the oven. His sisters were in their room and wouldn’t let him come in. He could hear them whispering and could hear paper rustling. He was smiling as he went outside to play by himself for a while. Jason wasn't upset because:

• he was too tired.

• he was excited to play outside.

• he was going to the movies with his friends after dinner.

• he knew they were wrapping a gift for his birthday.

1. There were no clouds in the sky when Sam left for school and the puddles were quickly drying up in the heat. Sam put on his green sweater as he raced out the door to catch up with his friends. Sam didn't wear a raincoat because:

• he forgot it at home

• it was too small for him

• he didn’t like the color

• it was sunny outside

1. On Saturday, Kyle spent many hours in his room working on his art project for school. It was his best one yet and he felt he would win a prize with it. Even his baby brother seemed to like it. Kyle asked his mom to put it on top of the tall bookcase until Monday morning. Why did Kyle want the artwork to be put on top of the bookcase?

• he thought it would be more visible there.

• he wanted to keep it safe so it wouldn't get ruined.

• he didn't like the artwork.

• there was no space on the wall.

When Kaylee was in the store, an old man who was reading the list of ingredients on a soup can didn’t see her and bumped into her. The man said, “Oh, excuse me.” Kaylee smiled and said, “That’s ok.” Why didn’t Kaylee get angry?

• She understood it was an accident.

• She was in a hurry.

• She didn’t notice the bump.

• She wanted to make a new friend.

1. Sam wrote a letter to his two best friends at his old school. He was excited when he received letters in reply. Why did Sam write the letters to his friends?

• he was apologizing for a mistake.

• he needed to borrow money from them.

• he was inviting them to a party.

• he wanted to stay in touch with them.

When Andy learned that school would be closed for President’s Day, he started making plans. What did Andy want to do on President’s Day?

• He wanted to go to the zoo.

• He wanted to stay home and sleep.

• He wanted to do his homework.

• He wanted to clean his room.

Brad told his secret plan to Jim, and Jim later told it to the baseball team. When the team captain told Brad he liked the plan, Brad got angry at Jim. Why was Brad angry?

• Brad was angry because Jim did not like the plan.

• Brad was angry because the team captain did not understand the plan.

• Brad was angry because Jim shared the secret plan with others without permission.

• Brad was angry because Jim forgot the plan.