Inferring Reading

Inferring is...

• What you read

• A guess

• when you make an educated guess based on what you read and what you know.

• What you know

What subject does Mrs. Coppler teach?

• Reading

• Writing

• Math

• Science

What does Mrs. Armstrong like to do in her free time? How do you know?

Mr. Hammond is in trouble... How do you know this is true?

• He is frowing

• Office Hardy is pointing at him.

• Mr. Hammond and Officer Hardy are standing 6 feet apart.

• Mr. Hammond is looking at the ground.

Officer Hardy and Mr. Hammond are friends. How do you know that is true?

What was the weather like on Wednesday when Mrs. Brown arrived at school? How do you know?

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how  Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.

• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.

• Tim is moving to California with his family.

Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness. Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

• Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs.

• Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.

• There are many breeds of dogs.

• Wolves are afraid of sheepdogs.

Which sentence from the selection suggests that Suzy likes to play basketball?

• Suzy's mom makes Suzy practice basketball every day.

• Suzy looks forward to her basketball games.

• Suzy scored 5 points in her last basketball game.

• Suzy and her mom get ice cream after her basketball games.

Which sentence from the selection supports that the computer was not working properly?

• Rita took three hours to finish her homework.

• Ritaʼs homework was not finished.

• Rita had to write out her story instead of typing it.

• Ritaʼs homework was not done correctly.