Making Inferences

Johnny had soccer practice and then swimming lessons. It was late when he got home so he went straight to bed without studying for his math test the next day. You can tell that......

• Johnny will get a good grade.
• Johnny will ace the test.
• Johnny will probably fail his math test.
• Johnny will study during the test.

Water from California’s northern mountains is pumped south along a 400-mile canal through the farming communities of the Central Valley. Not only is this canal system a marvel of modern engineering, its water fuels the state’s economic engine. In 2006, these farms produced $31 billion-worth of food and fiber, more than any other state. By contrast, world-wide ticket sales of Hollywood movies, a more famous export of California, totaled $25 billion that year.
What inference can the reader make from this paragraph?

• The author thinks it is more important to eat than go to movies.
• Water is a precious resource and shouldn't be wasted on making movies.
• The writer thinks moving water to the Central Valley is a good investment.
• The movie industry is more important to California than farming.

Water from California’s northern mountains is pumped south along a 400-mile canal through the farming communities of the Central Valley. Not only is this canal system a marvel of modern engineering, its water fuels the state’s economic engine. In 2006, these farms produced $31 billion-worth of food and fiber, more than any other state. By contrast, world-wide ticket sales of Hollywood movies, a more famous export of California, totaled $25 billion that year.
What inference can the reader make from this paragraph?

• The author thinks it is more important to eat than go to movies.
• Water is a precious resource and shouldn't be wasted on making movies.
• The writer thinks moving water to the Central Valley is a good investment.
• The movie industry is more important to California than farming.

Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.
Which probably happened?

• Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.
• Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.
  
• Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.
• Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.

Inference Riddle: I hang out in schools and sleep with my eyes opened. I can breathe underwater. In the Little Mermaid I was Flounder.

• I am a shark.

• I am a mermaid.

• I am a turtle.

• I am a fish.

Inference Riddle: You can plant me. You can pick me. You can pop me or make me into bread.

• I am a flower.

• I am gum.

• I am corn.

• I am wheat.

Inference Riddle: I come from a cane. You might say I make things really sweet! I can be white or brown, or in a powder like snow.

• I am sugar.

• I am honey.

• I am snow.

• I am cake.

Johnny had soccer practice and then swimming lessons. It was late when he got home so he went straight to bed without studying for his math test the next day. You can tell that......

• Johnny will get a good grade.
• Johnny will ace the test.
• Johnny will probably fail his math test.
• Johnny will study during the test.

I have a head and a tail. My favorite number is one. I am made of copper. I am lucky if you pick me up. What am I?

• four leaf clover
• leaf
• penny
• dime

Infer what the object is.
It clicks.
It is moved by hand.
It is part of a computer.

• watermelon
• remote
• suitcase
• turtle