Inference

Can you infer the cause of this picture?

• He was not looking where he was going.
• He was in a hurry and was peddling too fast.
• His backpack was too heavy.
• He was trying to drive the bike in the rain while holding an umbrella and lost his balance.

What happened?

• He tripped over his shoe string.
• He was rushing and stumped his toe on the door stopper. 
• His arms were too full.
• He slipped on the wet floor.

Which sentence supports that Jack is feeling sleepy?

• Jack went to bed late because he was at a birthday party.
• Jackʼs eyes were droopy and his eyelids felt really heavy.
• Jack put his head down on the desk.
• Jack was not paying attention to the lesson.

[Cara sands the wood. Grandpa hums happily as he works on replacing the cracked piece.]suggests

• He is only good a repairing rocking chairs.
• He is enjoying his task.
• He has the tools needed to make repairs to the chair.

In real life, people who can back up an opinion about a text with Textual Evidence are taken more seriously than people who can only give a reason of “just because".

• True
• False

Which line from the play supports the idea that Cara's proud of the work she's done with G-pa?

• CARA: Is this good enough, Grandpa?
• CARA: Grandma's coming!
• CARA: We're out here, Grandma!
• CARA: We did it with our own four hands!

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how  Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.
• Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.
• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.
• Tim is moving to California with his family.

Gavin plays baseball and accidentally breaks a window.  How do you think he feels?

• He is scared of getting in trouble.
• He feels happy and excited he threw the ball so hard.
• He can't wait to break another window.
• He is thinking he should study his spelling words.

Which of the following shows why Sam refused to play in the tournament?

• SAM: Yeah, I think so, too.
• SAM: Why? Because I 'm a girl?
• SAM: Oh, I don't think so.
• SAM: You wouldn't appreciate my talents, since I'm a girl!

Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better. 

• True
• False