Inference with Fiction

The night was very dark. Charlie and Ted were sitting by the fire and toasting marshmallows. They had set-up their tent that afternoon. Suddenly, Ted heard a noise. Charlie heard it, too. It said, "Hoot, hoot!" It was coming from the tree over the tent. The boys threw down their marshmallows and ran all the way home.
Why did the boys run home?

• They needed to get more marshmallows.

• It was going to rain and they didn't want to get wet.

• They needed to get a flashlight.

• The boys were afraid of the noise they heard.

His mother understood then how Tyerell felt just by looking at him. She saw that he wanted to stay in the house forever because of all the memories he had at this old place. They still had to leave, but she wanted to help her son feel better about what was going to happen in a few days.
The author assumes the reader most likely knows-

• Tyerell is too sentimental and needs to get over it.

• Tyerell & his mom are moving.

• Tyerell's mom is making her son upset on purpose.

• Tyerell & his mom are going on vacation.

What can you infer about this setting?Mr. Furlich is munching on his lunch. There is a lot of noise as he walks by the table chatting with students.

• Mr. Furlich is at McDonalds.

• He is in the office.

• Mr. Furlich is a runner.

• He is in the cafeteria.

Joe was very tired when he got home from school. He decided to take a nap. When he woke up the sun was shining. He could hear roosters crowing and smelled bacon cooking in the kitchen. He walked slowly into the kitchen and asked his mother, "What time is it?"
What time did he wake up?

• Noon

• Midnight

• 7:00 in the morning

• 7:00 in the evening

Leah's mother ices the cake. She puts eight candles on the cake. After she sets the cake on the table, everyone sings to Leah. The lit candles make her face glow. Leah blows out the candles and smiles.
What can you infer about what day it is?

• Leah did well on a test.

• It is Leah's mom's birthday

• It is Leah's birthday.

• Leah's favorite food is cake.

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.

A conclusion (educated guess) made by combining EVIDENCE (clues from the text) with what you know about the world (background knowledge)

• Inference

• central message

• Element

• Claim

Any of the problems that a character faces (encounters) in a story

• Conflict

• Claim

• Compare

• Cause

A text that is made up. Has a plot and characters.

• Fiction

• Summary

• Figurative Language

• Cause

In the story, a young girl named Emily finds a mysterious key in her grandmother's attic. She decides to find out what it opens. What can you infer about Emily's character?

• A) She is curious and adventurous.

• B) She is scared and timid.

• C) She is lazy and uninterested.

• D) She is angry and resentful.