making inferences predictions and drawing conclusions

Justin was really nervous about asking Gloria on a date. He kept fiddling with his pencil and couldn't sit still all day. He was going to ask her out for ice cream later on in the day. When he got home later, he immediately went to his room and slammed the door.

What evidence supports the conclusion that Justin was nervous? CHOOSE TWO.

• He kept fiddling with his pencil.

• He immediately went to his room.

• He was going to ask Gloria out for ice cream.

• He slammed his door.

• He couldn't sit still all day.

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.

Why can we infer Miya's phone has gotten wet?

(Select all that apply.)

• We know that iPhones can't be dried out.

• We know that rice draws out moisture.

• Miya pushed her phone into the rice and was relieved.

• Miya asked Ms. Lucille to borrow her phone.

Mr. Thomas sat on the front porch of his house in a bathrobe and bunny slippers with his head in his hands. He was holding the daily newspaper. The sun shined brightly in the sky. His neighbors were coming out of their houses and getting in their cars. Mr. Thomas sighed. His neighbor Mr. Rosencrantz stepped out on his porch and saw Mr. Thomas. "Did it again, huh?" said Mr. Rosencrantz. Mr. Thomas replied, "Yep." Mr. Rosencrantz chuckled and said, "Here, Mr. Thomas, you can use my cell phone. I could even keep a key over here if you wanted." Tom thankfully grabbed the cell phone and called his wife. "Honey, I did it again." Then Mr. Rosencrantz heard Mrs. Thomas yelling at Mr. Thomas in a distorted high-pitched squeal. "Yes, dear. I'm so sorry. I'll see you soon," Mr. Thomas returned the phone, sighed deeply, and ran his fingers through his hair.

Why can we infer Mr. Thomas has gotten locked out of his house. Pick all that apply.

• He is in his robe on the porch and holding the morning paper.

• Mr. Rosencrantz offers to "keep a key over here".

• Mrs. Thomas seems aggravated with Mr. Thomas when he calls her.

• The newsboy threw the paper at the edge of the yard.

 

JoHanna had saved enough money to purchase one expensive saltwater fish, but the pet shop owner said that a single fish would get lonely. Johanna didn't like the sound of that. She then saw some freshwater fish that were almost as pretty as the saltwater ones. The freshwater fish cost less, too.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Johanna will let the shop owner buy puppies instead.

• Johanna will buy one saltwater fish from the pet shop.

• Johanna will buy several several fish from the shop.

Cami was just beginning to understand why her best friend, Julia, loved riding horses so much. When Julia had first asked her to join her for a Saturday ride through the canyon, Cami was hesitant. She had never been on a horse before, and they were such large, powerful creatures. An hour into the ride, she was having a blast. Smokey, the painted stallion she was riding, was so passive and minded her every command with ease. That was until without warning he reared up on its hind legs, pawed at the air and neighed loudly. Cami tightened her legs around Smokey’s body and pulled back firmly on the reins.

Based on the horse’s actions at the end of the paragraph, the reader can conclude that —

• Cami will be thrown from the horse and suffer an injury

• the stallion was spooked by something on the trail

• Cami will get control of the horse and continue the ride

• Smokey has a playful side to him

 

Even though she was very conscientious, Kaylin was tired of having homework every single evening in her advanced classes. Since it was all due at the end of the week, she decided to do a little experiment and wait to do all of her work on Thursday nights. Working several hours all at once on Thursdays would give her four free nights during the week. When Thursday arrived, Kaylin sat down at her desk to begin her homework but heard the TV in the next room announce her favorite movie. She headed in with her mom and watched the entire two-hour movie which ended at 11:00 P.M.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

• Kaylin will have to pull an all-nighter to get her work done.

• Kaylin sailed through the work in a few minutes.

• Kaylin will find her experiment worked out well.

When you wonder about what is going on during the story, and are writing down your thoughts, it is called...

• Questioning

• Wondering

• Intuition

• Knowledge

Read the text.

Jose turned off his alarm, rolled out of bed, and sleepily got ready for school. He stumbled down to the kitchen, but no one else was there. Jose suddenly wondered, Wait, what day is it?

Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

• Jose usually wakes up easily.

• Jose didn't realize it was Saturday.

Billy walked to the cashier to buy a baseball glove with his allowance money.  He counted out his money and found that he was 45 cents short.  The lady behind him smiled and opened her purse.
What most likely happened next?

• The lady gave Billy 45 cents.  
• Bill asked the cashier for a discount.
• The lady told Billy to buy the glove next time.
• The cashier asked Billy to put the glove back on the shelf.

Jose desperately wanted to finish his homework before he arrived home. His gaming system had patiently waited the entire day for his return. He couldn’t disappoint it. Just thinking about the fun they would have together was distracting enough, but the noise generated by the other kids talking and laughing around him made it nearly impossible to concentrate. With the decibel level of the engine and the squeaking of the brakes at every stop added in, there was no way he could finish his homework here. Jose conceded that he would indeed have to let his faithful companion down.

Jose’s thoughts in this paragraph help the reader understand that he —

• does not get along well with other children

• is a responsible boy who is committed to his priorities

• cares less about his studies than he does playing video games

• is easily irritated when things do not go as he has planned