Inferences and Relevant Evidence - Savvy

What is an inference?

• a guess based on the cover

• a prediction based on the first chapter

• what I know plus what the text says

• direct quotations from the book

What is relevant text evidence?

• Evidence that directly leads to the inference

• Any quote from the story you use in an answer

• Any paraphrase from the story you use in an answer

• Everything a character says

Choose the evidence that supports this inference: Samson does not like attention.

• "Samson tucked some of those beans in his pocket..." (pg. 8)

• Samson was dark and broody. (pg. 5)

• Samson believed his turtle was alive. (pg. 23)

• "Samson slipped...to go hide somewhere like a dusty gray moth." (pg. 25)

Support the relevant evidence that supports this inference: Will thinks Mibs is an interesting person.

• "Their dad’s in the hospital. Show a little sympathy.” (pg. 25)

• "I’d always been curious about Will." (pg. 24)

• “I’ve always known there was something different about you, Mibs Beaumont," (pg. 101)

• Will gave Mibs a pen set for her birthday.

What inference does this evidence support? "All I could think was that maybe there was something I could do to help him. I could wake him up." (pg. 150)

• Mibs hates the homeless man's tattoos.

• Mibs doesn't want the man to be outside.

• Mibs believes her savvy could help people.

• Mibs wants to get away from the school bus.

What inference does this evidence best support? "You may be a decent waitress—when you manage to get yourself here on time—but I’ve had it." (pg. 171)

• Lill has hidden kids in the back room before.

• Lill has brought friends to work before.

• Lill steals pie very often.

• Lill is late to work all the time.

What is the best evidence for this inference? Lester is a kind person.

• Lester steals the pie from the diner. (pg. 176)

• Lester stops to rescue Lill. (pg. 135)

• Lester's tattoos don't like him. (pg. 132)

• Lester can't sell pink Bibles (pg. 55)