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Inference

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sentence from the selection shows that the pet is a cat?
a)
Bryan had to feed his pet every day.
b)
Bryan had to take his pet outside right away after school.
c)
It was Bryan's job to clean out the litter box every 3 days.
d)
Bryanʼs pet never bites.
2.
Which sentence from the selection suggests that Suzy likes to play basketball?
a)
Suzy's mom makes Suzy practice basketball every day.
b)
Suzy looks forward to her basketball games.
c)
Suzy scored 5 points in her last basketball game.
d)
Suzy and her mom get ice cream after her basketball games.
3.
Which sentence from the selection supports that the computer was not working properly?
a)
Rita took three hours to finish her homework.
b)
Ritaʼs homework was not finished.
c)
Rita had to write out her story instead of typing it.
d)
Ritaʼs homework was not done correctly.
4.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
5.
Which sentence supports that Jack is feeling sleepy?
a)
Jack went to bed late because he was at a birthday party.
b)
Jackʼs eyes were droopy and his eyelids felt really heavy.
c)
Jack put his head down on the desk.
d)
Jack was not paying attention to the lesson.
6.
Grandpa sees that his chocolate cake is all gone.  Brad has crumbs on his mouth. What do you think happened?
a)
Brad baked his own cake.
b)
Brad needs to brush his teeth better.
c)
Brad ate Grandpa's chocolate cake.
d)
Brad ate Grandpa
7.
Gavin plays baseball and accidentally breaks a window.  How do you think he feels?
a)
He is scared of getting in trouble.
b)
He feels happy and excited he threw the ball so hard.
c)
He can't wait to break another window.
d)
He is thinking he should study his spelling words.
8.
Which detail tells you that Mrs. McCoy is hungry?
a)
Her eyes filling up with tears.
b)
She is limping around the room.
c)
She starts reading a book.
d)
Her stomach growls loudly.
9.
Frog saw the dog looking for him. He ran under a log. 
Why is the frog hiding under the log?
a)
He is trying to get away.
b)
He wants to sing.
c)
He likes to loo at bugs.
10.
"Oh no!," said Dan. Everything got wet. Dan grabbed a mop.
Why is Dan upset?
a)
He sees a ring.
b)
He can get a cup.
c)
He spilled the milk.
11.
Bert looked at Ken. Ken had Bart's hat by the swamp. Ken gave it a swing. Bert looked. He was mad.
Why is Bert getting mad at Ken?
a)
The hat fell in the swamp.
b)
Ken gave the hat back to Bert.
c)
A bug got the hat.
12.
The dog wanted to get a big stick. It ran to a tree. A cat grabbed the stick. The dog got mad.
Why did the dog get mad?
a)
He liked the cat.
b)
He wanted the stick.
c)
He saw a fox and a cat.
13.
Sam had a truck. Sam jumped with the truck. The truck slid and fell in the mud. Sam got a stick to dig.
Why did Sam dig?
a)
He wanted to get a lock.
b)
He wanted to get his truck.
c)
There was a sled in the mud.
14.

Linda picked up the sandwich and ran after the boy whose backpack was unzipped.

What had just happened?

a)

The sandwich fell out of the backpack.

b)

The boy forgot his sandwich.

c)

The woman stole the boy's sandwich.

15.

The dog ran to the front door, wagging his tail. He sat down and gazed up expectantly.

What is the dog doing?

a)

Waiting for its owner to come home.

b)

Waiting for a treat.

c)

Waiting for a toy.

16.

The group of children waited at the curb for the crossing guard to motion them forward.

Where are the children going?

a)

to school

b)

to the mall

c)

to the park

17.
An inference is...
a)
Text evidence + what you know
b)
Retelling a text
c)
Making a guess without evidence
d)
Information written directly into the text.
18.
When making an inference, the most important thing is...
a)
What you know about the topic
b)
The topic of the text
c)
The characters in the text
d)
Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.
19.
You sit down in the comfy seat with your soda and popcorn. The lights go out and the screen lights up. Where can you infer that you are?
a)
the movie theater
b)
the ballpark
c)
a restaurant
d)
your classroom
20.
You notice muddy paw prints on the ground in your kitchen and you find a hole in your backyard. What can you infer has happened?
a)
your dog dug a hole in the yard
b)
the rain made a hole in the yard
c)
a strange animal made a hole in your backyard
d)
your dad dug a hole in the backyard