Making Inferences #6

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.

What can you infer about where Miya is?

• She is at the park.

• She is at home.

• She is at school.

• There is not enough information to tell where she is.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.

What text evidence supports your answer to the previous question? What helped you to infer her location?

• Line 1 and 2 "She ran down to the cafeteria..." and Line 6 - 7 "...and then went back to class."

• Line 4 - "Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket..."

• Line 1 "Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes."

• Line 7 "She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried. "

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about halfway with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.

Make an Inference: How is Miya feeling at the beginning of the passage?

• She is happy and cheerful.

• She is scared.

• She is relieved.

• She is upset and worried.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about halfway with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.

What can you infer about why Miya wanted the rice?

• to help with her Social Studies project

• to throw at her friends

• to eat for her lunch

• to put her phone in it

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.

What can you infer about why Miya is upset?

• She failed her math test.

• She probably broke up with her boyfriend.

• She and her best friend were fighting.

• Her cell phone got wet and stopped working.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth. He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed. Candy wrappers surrounded him. His shirt was caught in the folds of his belly and he had melted chocolate all over his face and hands. "Ugh…" he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. Suddenly, the front door opened. "Otto, I'm home!" It was his mom. Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed. As she walked slowly up the stairs to his room, he managed to get all of the wrappers under the bed and then he threw a blanket over them. She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew.

Can you infer?

What was it that his mom, "knew"?

• She knew that he had not cleaned his room.

• She knew that he had eaten her candy.

• She knew that he had been eating candy.

• She knew that he was afraid of something.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth. He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed. Candy wrappers surrounded him. His shirt was caught in the folds of his belly and he had melted chocolate all over his face and hands. "Ugh…" he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. Suddenly, the front door opened. "Otto, I'm home!" It was his mom. Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed. As she walked slowly up the stairs to his room, he managed to get all of the wrappers under the bed and then he threw a blanket over them. She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew.

What can you infer about how much candy Otto ate?

• Otto ate three candy bars.

• Otto ate five candy bars.

• We can't tell how many he ate.

• Otto ate more than one candy bar.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth. He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed. Candy wrappers surrounded him. His shirt was caught in the folds of his belly and he had melted chocolate all over his face and hands. "Ugh…" he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. Suddenly, the front door opened. "Otto, I'm home!" It was his mom. Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed. As she walked slowly up the stairs to his room, he managed to get all of the wrappers under the bed and then he threw a blanket over them. She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew.

What text evidence proves that Otto ate multiple candy bars?

• " he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. "

• Line 1, "Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth."

• "She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew."

• "...he struggled to finish chewing. "

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Shawn sat in his seat as the morning bell rang and released a big yawn. He rubbed his eyes and could feel how baggy they were. He stretched as the teacher went to the front of the class and began talking, "Good morning, students! I'll take attendance while you start working on that test that I promised you." The class let out a collective groan, but Shawn's eyes widened. He began rummaging through his backpack and pulled out a crumpled notebook with part of the cover torn off it. He frantically rifled through the pages, many of which were filled with just a few words or doodles. The teacher looked directly at Shawn as he said, "OK, class, put your notes away and clear off your desks. It's test time." Shawn began looking around the room frantically. He saw Cassie sitting next to him. Shawn whispered, "Psst... Cassie." She turned to him with a scowl. His eyes pleaded with hers. "Not gonna happen, Shawn," Cassie said loudly. This startled Shawn and he jumped in his seat. The teacher looked at Shawn again, "No more talking class."

Make an inference: Was Shawn ready for the test?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Shawn sat in his seat as the morning bell rang and released a big yawn. He rubbed his eyes and could feel how baggy they were. He stretched as the teacher went to the front of the class and began talking, "Good morning, students! I'll take attendance while you start working on that test that I promised you." The class let out a collective groan, but Shawn's eyes widened. He began rummaging through his backpack and pulled out a crumpled notebook with part of the cover torn off it. He frantically rifled through the pages, many of which were filled with just a few words or doodles. The teacher looked directly at Shawn as he said, "OK, class, put your notes away and clear off your desks. It's test time." Shawn began looking around the room frantically. He saw Cassie sitting next to him. Shawn whispered, "Psst... Cassie." She turned to him with a scowl. His eyes pleaded with hers. "Not gonna happen, Shawn," Cassie said loudly. This startled Shawn and he jumped in his seat. The teacher looked at Shawn again, "No more talking class."

Make an inference: What was the interaction between Shawn and Cassie about?

• Cassie wanted to date Shawn.

• Cassie and Shawn were brother and sister.

• Shawn and Cassie were dating and had been up late studying for the test.

• Shawn wanted Cassie to give him answers to the test and help him cheat.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A