WorksheetsMaking Inferences
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
It is important to learn how to make inferences because many times...
a)
authors don't write well
b)
authors communicate ideas indirectly
c)
authors are lazy
d)
authors don't think about readers
4.
To make good inferences you need to...
a)
read fast
b)
pay attention to details
c)
look up every unfamiliar word
d)
pick your nose
5.
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.
6.
A VALID INFERENCE is...
a)
a wild guess
b)
never supported
c)
supported with evidence
d)
is hard to find
7.
If a student got 100% on his work, what could you infer?
a)
He listened and studied.
b)
He didn't come to school that day.
c)
He didn't listen in class.
d)
He copied off of his neighbor.
8.
Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?
a)
The oven has turned off.
b)
Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
c)
A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
d)
The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.
9.
What is wrong with Carol?
a)
She is upset because she has been waiting on hold for a long time.
b)
She is sick and calling in to work.
c)
She hit her head.
d)
Her coffee is too hot!
10.
When Lucy saw her spelling grade, she kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.
How is Lucy feeling when she sees her grade?
How is Lucy feeling when she sees her grade?
a)
Excited
b)
Sad
c)
Furious
d)
Tired
11.
Sam and his brother Tim each have their own rooms. Sam likes to make his bed every morning, but Tim never makes his bed. Sam folds all his clothes before putting them away, but Tim leaves all of his clothes on the floor.
What word can be used to describe Tim?
What word can be used to describe Tim?
a)
Neat
b)
Mean
c)
Young
d)
Messy
12.
Michael and Seth are on their way to Benson State Park. They like to go to the park on weekends during the winter. They like to skate on the frozen lake. Every day, the park ranger checks the ice on the lake. If it is safe to skate, she puts up a sign that says, TODAY THE ICE IS SAFE. If it is not safe to skate, she puts up a sign that says, TODAY THE ICE IS NOT SAFE. Michael and Seth are at the park. They read the sign for today, and then put on their skates.
The reader can conclude that...
The reader can conclude that...
a)
Today is Saturday.
b)
Today is a safe day for skating.
c)
The park ranger likes her job.
d)
Michael and Seth like cold weather.
13.
The night was very dark. Charlie and Ted were sitting by the fire and toasting marshmallows. They had set-up their tent that afternoon. Suddenly, Ted heard a noise. Charlie heard it, too. It said, "Hoot, hoot!" It was coming from the tree over the tent. The boys threw down their marshmallows and ran all the way home.
Why did the boys run home?
Why did the boys run home?
a)
They needed to get more marshmallows.
b)
It was going to rain and they didn't want to get wet.
c)
They needed to get a flashlight.
d)
The boys were afraid of the noise they heard.
14.
Justin grabbed the leash and quickly put it around Laddie's neck. He stormed out of the house and slammed the door. Laddie followed behind him.
He said, "Hurry up, Laddie. You are always so slow."
Justin kept his head down and walked quickly down the road, not speaking to anyone that he saw.
What is true about Justin?
He said, "Hurry up, Laddie. You are always so slow."
Justin kept his head down and walked quickly down the road, not speaking to anyone that he saw.
What is true about Justin?
a)
He was feeling sick and wanted to lie down.
b)
He was mad that he had to walk the dog.
c)
He was very worried that someone might see him.
d)
He was excited and wanted to hurry.
15.
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.
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