Making Inferences

Sally arrives at home at 4:30 and knows that her mother does not get off of work until 5. Sally also sees that the lights are off in their house. SALLY CAN INFER THAT....

• Her mother is not home yet.

• Her mother did not pay the electricity bill.

• There is a thunder storm.

• Her dog is scared.

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Gabriela's toddler is in bed upstairs. She hears a bang and crying. GABRIELA CAN INFER THAT...

• Her toddler is still asleep.

• Her toddler fell out of the bed and got hurt.

• Her toddler had a nice dream.

• She has a cat.

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John hears a smoke alarm next door and smells burnt bacon. JOHN CAN INFER THAT...

• His mom made breakfast for him.

• Someone is feeding their dog.

• His neighbor burnt her breakfast.

• It is time for dinner.

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Jennifer hears her mailbox close and her dog is barking. JENNIFER CAN INFER THAT...

• There is someone ringing her doorbell.

• Her Amazon package is delayed.

• Her dog saw a squirrel.

• The mailman arrived to deliver her mail.

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Julia works at a pet store and owns four cats, a lizard, a dog, and a rabbit. IT CAN BE INFERRED THAT...

• Julia loves animals.

• Julia only works at the pet store for money.

• Julia's lizard gets lonely.

• Julia needs a car.

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Karen bought six lottery tickets one day and quit work the next day. IT CAN BE INFERRED THAT...

• Julia found a job closer to home.

• Karen won the lottery.

• Julia was fired.

• Julia forgot to come to work.

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After feeding her dog, Firulais, crunchy food for years, Beth put wet food in Firulais' dish. IT CAN BE INFERRED THAT...

• Beth ate all the crunchy dog food.

• Beth asked Firulais what he wanted for dinner.

• Firulais prefers crunch dog food.

• Firulais is hungry.

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Carlos played games, had cake and ice cream, then watched as his friend, Jose, opened his gifts. IT CAN BE INFERRED THAT...

• Jose does not like cake.

• Carlos and Jose are brothers.

• Carlos does not have friends.

• It is Jose's birthday

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Two cars are stopped at a traffic light. The car behind the first one is honking and waving. IT CAN BE INFERRED THAT...

• The light is green and the car behind want to go.

• The light is still red.

• There is no traffic.

• Both drivers are happy.

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