Making Inferences with Text Evidence

Braedon sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could over hear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.
What may the reader best infer from the passage?

• The principal and the teacher are making fun of Braedon.
• Braedon is in detention because he had acted out in class.
• The teacher is getting paid extra to oversee detention.
• Braedon is proud of his poor behavior.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Braedon sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could over hear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.

What background knowledge could help the reader to make an inference about what is happening in this passage?

Select ALL that apply.

• Detention is sometimes held after school

• Kids are always sad at school

• Sometimes, principals get involved when a student is in trouble

• Braeden is a straight A student

Rosario was enjoying her vacation in the California sun. She was lying on araft in the ocean. This was perfect, Rosario thought. There was no noise—no childrenscreaming, no horns honking—and there were no papers to grade. All she couldhear was the crashing of the waves onto the beach. Rosario sighed and lookedaround her at the beauty of the ocean. Then she saw something long and graycoming toward her on an approaching wave. She thought, “This could only be onething!” and started yelling for help. She paddled back to shore as quickly as she could.She made it to the shore in one piece , but she realized that many people were laughing at her.
We can infer that the "thing" was not a...

• shark
• surfer
• swimmer

Bailey and her friends played in a group. On Sunday afternoon, they got together to practice for some upcoming events. They met in Bailey's garage because it was the only place they could play without the noise bothering any of Bailey's family or neighbors.

What line BEST helped you to infer that Bailey's friends play in a band?

• "Bailey and her friends played in a group."

• "... it was the only place they could play without the noise bothering any of Bailey's family or neighbors."

• "... they got together to practice for some upcoming events."

It was only one o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky was dark. Ben and Sarah raced back to their house from the park down the street. They pounded on the front door loudly, hoping their mom would open the door quickly. Luckily, the door opened and they ran inside just as the skies let loose!

What line BEST helps the reader to infer that it has just started to rain?

Select ALL that apply.

• "... they ran inside just as the skies let loose."

• "They pounded on the front door loudly, hoping their mom would open the door quickly."

• "It was only one o'clock in the afternnon, but the sky was dark."

• "Ben and Sarah raced back to their house from the park down the street."