Inferences

It can be inferred that...

• The two people are carrying something

• The people are married

• The person on the left is sad

• The image was taken at night

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 is an Inference?

• A conclusion or judgement based on evidences and our background knowledge.

• Is what the story is about.

• In when you find the similarity between two or more things.

• Is when you compare two or more things using the words like or as.

It can be inferred that many people had walked on the sand.

• valid
• not enough evidence

Is the following statement an observation or an inference about the image?

"The weather is cold."

• observation

• inference

The most accurate and complete inference based on the photo is:

• A. The children are participating in a race at school.
• B. The children are competing against one another.
• C. A boy tries to catch up to a girl as they race on the beach.
• D. A little girl expresses her joy as she wins a race against her peers.

Read the following paragraph about Orlando Bloom taken from the text "Orlando Bloomed!":

"Bloom encourages dyslexic kids never to think they’re failures, but rather to use their hurdle to find other ways to succeed. “If you can overcome this obstacle, you are going to be that much further along than anyone else,” Bloom advises."

From the fragment, we can infer the following:

• Bloom didn't advantage of his condition and failed on his goals

• Bloom gave up and found other ways to succeed without reading

• Bloom never overcame his problem and he did not do too much for his future

• Bloom tells kids to use weaknesses as a tool to explore new ways to succeed.

Braedon sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could over hear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.
What may the reader best infer from the passage?

• The principal and the teacher are making fun of Braedon.
• Braedon is in detention because he had acted out in class.
• The teacher is getting paid extra to oversee detention.
• Braedon is proud of his poor behavior.

When Tommy came back into the kitchen, Katie and her farther were still cleaning up from lunch. "Dad," said Tommy, "do you know where I can find the-" He trailed off, realizing that he couldn't mention wrapping paper. He would give the surprise away, and Tommy would hate to ruin the surprise before he had to.
What will the speaker most likely do next?

• Ask Katie for the wrapping paper.
• Ask Dad to find he wrapping paper.
• Not wrap the presents.
• Go an search for the wrapping paper by himself.

Jessica's favorite part about the weekend was going to Rockin' Records with her friends. Rockin' Records was the local music store just down the road from her house. On weekend afternoons, Jessica and her friends would walk down to the store to shop for new music.
What may the reader conclude about Jessica's friends?

• They like music.
• They like to exercise by walking places.
• They do what Jessica tells them to do.
• They live far away and drive to the store.