Inference Practice

When you use details or evidence in a text to draw or form a conclusion, you _________________________.

• Summarize

• Problem Solve

• Identify the central idea

• Infer

Inferencing means __________________

• Understanding exactly what the text says

• Using logic and text clues to determine a possible prediction

• Determining what's a fact and what is an opinion

• Using word parts to decode an unknown word

Which statement about an inference is correct?

• An inference is not based on any evidence

• An inference is based only on what a text says

• An inference requires you to randomly guess at character motivations and feelings.

• An inference requires you to use clues from the text and combine it with prior knowledge.

It is snowing and your friend, Layla is coming to sleep over. She texts you that she is still coming over, but will be a little late getting there. What inference can you make about why Layla is going to be late?

• Layla has to finish her homework before she comes over.

• Layla has to watch Paw Patrol with her brother before she can leave.

• Traffic is really backed and slow due to the weather, so it is going to take longer for her to get there.

• Layla lied and she is really not coming over.

Leo is camping alone on a dry and windy night. SInce he is exhausted from a day of hiking, he falls asleep in his sleeping bag near the blazing campfire. What is the BEST inference you could make?

• Someone will stop by and put the fire out for Leo.

• It will start to rain and the fire will go out on its own.

• An animal will run from the woods and leap into the leaping flames.

• Due to the conditions, the fire will spread.

After observing her cat for several weeks, Wheatley changed his name from Flynn to Sir Fluffy Fancy Pants the Third. Based on the name change, what can you infer about the cat?

• It is often in a bad and grumpy mood.

• It is an extremely large cat.

• It is confused and likes to stay outside a lot.

• It likes to prance around like a king and acts like he rules the house.

After school today, Chase is auditioning for Romeo, the lead part in Ledford's production of Romeo and Juliet. He has been fine all day, but right before the audition he says he feels sick. You might infer that Chase ________________________

• He is nervous about the audition

• He is excited about the play

• He ate something bad the night before.

• He never gets sick

Isaac didn’t want to sit by the new kid. He’d rather sit all by himself. He didn’t want to make any friends. After the teacher handed out the assignments, the new kid leaned over, “Hey, my name is Rocky.” Isaac didn’t look up from his textbook. Rocky didn’t take Isaac’s silence personally. Instead, he stole a glance at the notebook on which Isaac was drawing. Rocky noticed that Isaac was drawing a guitar with skulls on it. Rocky asked politely, “Who’s your favorite band?” Isaac ignored him. Rocky continued, “My favorite band is The Lords of Death.” Isaac looked up at him for the rst time. “Hello, Rocky, my name is Isaac. I believe that we are going to be great friends.”

Why did Isaac suddenly respond to Rocky's question in a positive way?

• Isaac also really likes The Lords of Death

• Isaac just wants Rocky to stop talking

• Isaac decided to teach him all about good bands instead of lame ones like The Lords of Death.

• Isaac suddenly remembered he knew Rocky from somewhere.

Charlotte was pet sitting her uncle’s pet boa constrictor. When she went to check on him the next morning, he was missing. There also seemed to be fewer hamsters in the next cage. What inference can be made about what happened to the hamsters?

• They all escaped since they were scared of being in the cage next to the boa constrictor

• The boa constrictor was hungry and decided to have some hamsters as a snack.

• Charlotte forgot to lock the cages at night and they all got out.

• Someone broke in and stole the snake and hamsters.

Katherine plays baseball and accidentally breaks a window. She moans, "Oh no!."

How do you think she feels?

• She is scared of getting in trouble.

• She can't wait to break another window.

• She feels happy and excited she threw the ball so hard.

• She is thinking she should go and study her spelling words.