Inferential Questions

What can you infer from the sentence: 'The children are playing with a ball'?

• The children are playing with a book.

• The children are playing with a car.

• The children are playing with a ball.

• The children are playing with a cat.

What can you infer from the sentence: 'The store is closed on Sundays'?

• The store is closed on Mondays

• The store is open on Sundays

• The store is only closed on holidays

• The store is closed on Sundays

What can you infer from the sentence: 'The book has colorful illustrations'?

• The book has text but no illustrations.

• The book contains colorful illustrations.

• The book has black and white illustrations.

• The book has no illustrations.

What can you infer from the sentence: 'The boy is wearing a baseball cap'?

• The boy is wearing a hat.

• The boy is wearing a helmet.

• The boy is wearing a beanie.

• The boy is not wearing anything on his head.

An inferential question requires you to...

• form your answer with clues given in the pasage

• consult a friend

• use the passage

• your answer is right there in the passage

To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast

• pay attention to details

• look up every unfamiliar word

• pick your nose

It was so cold outside, I saw polar bears wearing jackets!

What can you infer about this sentence?

• Polar bears wear jackets when they are cold.

• It was extremely cold outside.

• It was warm that day.

• Jackets are fashionable on polar bears.

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 infer 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.

Every morning, Mr. Anthony gets up early and puts on his uniform. He makes sure his badge is on straight. He then drives a car with large blue lights on its roof, to the station.

From this passage you can infer that Mr. Anthony is:

• a teacher

• a bus driver

• a fireman

• a police officer

What can you infer from the sentence: 'The cat is purring loudly'?

• The cat is angry.

• The cat is hungry.

• The cat is content.

• The cat is asleep.