Making Inferences

Emergencies are never expected, but when they do arise, they often demand performance that requires good fitness. For example, flood victims may need to fill sandbags for hours without rest, and accident victims may be required for such simple tasks as safely changing a spare tire or loading a moving van without injury.

• The most important reason for working out is to be able to handle emergencies when they arise.

• All emergencies require physical fitness in the person who is trying to deal with them.

• In case of an emergency, being physically fit could save your life or help you save someone else's life.

• If you suffer an injury while changing a spare tire or loading a moving van, it is because you are not in good enough physical condition.

If a student got 100% on his work, what could you infer?

• He listened and studied.
• He didn't come to school that day.
• He didn't listen in class.
• He copied off of his neighbor.

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An INFERENCE is...

• A logical conclusion
• A guess based on evidence
• Both

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I am now here to stay. Hateful divisions caused by the caste system force me to fight for the rights of all Indians in my homeland. The "untouchables," especially, are being denied their basic human rights. This cannot be tolerated.
          -The Journals of Mahatma Gandhi, India, 1915
What problem does Gandi face?

• The violation of human rights.
• Defending people who don't deserve to be defended.
• The caste system working according to plan.
• Having been away from India too long and allowed things to get out of control.

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Bill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing the players for their teams. It was Jessica’s turn to choose, and only Kurt was left. Jessica said, “Kurt.”
We can infer that _______________.

• Kurt is not a very good player.
• Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team.
• Kurt was the best player on either team.
• Jessica was inconsiderate of Kurt's feelings.

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Do writers always tell their readers exactly what they mean all the time, or do they allow their readers to draw conclusions and discover at least some of the meaning on their own?

• They allow their readers to draw conclusions and discover at least some of the meaning on their own.

• They tell their readers exactly what they mean all the time.

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How to Draw Inferences

1. You look for clues in the text, little pieces of information that seem to relate to the missing information or your question.

2. You think about what you already know from your own experience in the real world.

3. You put these two pieces of the puzzle together in a logical way to produce a reasonable conclusion that supplies the missing piece of information or the answer to your question.

Drawing an inference requires your background knowledge and information from the text?

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Trees were bent over, and branches flew through the air. Beach chairs, garbage cans, and several small items were blown down the streets like confetti. A few roofs of small sheds were already missing. Window frames that weren't boarded up held shards of glass. Several stores had bags of sand blocking the doors.
What was causing this to happen?

• tornado
• blizzard
• hurricane
• drought

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An inference will be eventually proven in the text.

• True

• False

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Blood cholesterol used to be thought of as a problem only for adults. 

• Blood cholesterol is no longer a problem for adults. 
• Only children have a problem with blood cholesterol. 
• Blood cholesterol affects both adults and children. 

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