Making Inferences

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.

Mr. Martin looked at his watch. Then, he took a bus list out of his bag and looked at it for a moment. A few minutes later, he looked at his watch again and sighed.

Why does Mr. Martin keep looking at his watch?

• The bus is late

• His watch is cool

• His watch is broken

• His car is out of gas

An INFERENCE is...

• logical conclusion

• guess based on evidence

• Both

To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast

• pay attention to details

• look up every unfamiliar word

• pick your nose

It is important to learn how to make inferences because many times...

• authors don't write well

• authors communicate ideas indirectly

• authors are lazy

• authors don't think about readers

In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

• true

• false

Which of these will most help you infer someone's personality?

• their clothes

• their words

• their actions

• their family

VALID INFERENCE is...

• wild guess

• never supported

• supported with evidence

• is hard to find

Many times, you can infer when someone around you is having a bad day.

• true

• false

It can be inferred that the people are carrying something.

• true

• false