Infer Using Text Evidence

Support from the text to back up your ideas, inferences or conclusions; proof

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Based on the text, you can infer that Charlie needs glasses. What sentence best provides evidence to support this?

• Charlie loves to read.

• Charlie would squint his eyes and hold whatever he was reading close to his face.

• Charlie’s dad scheduled an appointment for Charlie to see the eye doctor.

• Charlie’s dad noticed over the next few days that Charlie did this every time he was reading.

Making an inference is the process of…

• Stating the opposite of what is happening in the text.

• Making a guess over what the text is about.

• Making an educated guess about a text based on clues and background knowledge.

• Looking at context clues in a text.

Charlie loves to read. One night, Charlie’s dad noticed that Charlie was squinting as he read his book. It was also only a few inches away from his face. Charlie’s dad noticed over the next few days that Charlie did this every time he was reading. Charlie would squint his eyes and hold whatever he was reading close to his face. Charlie’s dad scheduled an appointment for Charlie to see the eye doctor. What can you infer about Charlie?

• Charlie likes to read.

• Charlie thinks it’s fun to squint his eyes.

• Charlie needs glasses to help him see.

• Charlie’s favorite color is orange.

What is evidence?

• Evidence is random facts.

• Evidence supports what you are inferring.

• Evidence is the opposite of what you were trying to prove.

• Evidence is something you make up.

Karina woke up with the sun blasting through her windows. She sleepily rolled over and looked at her clock, which read 6:30 a.m. She yawned and crawled out of bed. After lazily getting into her bathing suit and grabbing a ripe banana, she swung her backpack on her back and left the quiet house. Based on the passage what can we infer about the type of job this person has?

• She is a pilot.

• She is a doctor.

• She is a lifeguard.

• She is an accountant.

The walk to the beach took her half an hour, but it passed by quickly. Tropical birds kept her company, chirping hello from the tall palm trees, while neighbors, on their front porches, waved as Karina passed by.

Once she left her neighborhood and reached the entrance to the tourist resort, things completely changed. The tropical vacation resort was full all year, as Bali is a famous tourist spot—one island of many in the country of Indonesia, in Southeast Asia.

Based on the passage, what can we infer about where this person is?

• city

• island

• mall

• subway

Infer Using Text Evidence

• A) Making a wild guess about the text.

• B) Using clues from the text to draw a conclusion.

• C) Ignoring the text and using personal opinions.

• D) Summarizing the text without analysis.

Infer Using Text Evidence

• A) The character is happy.

• B) The character is sad.

• C) The character is confused.

• D) The character is angry.

Infer Using Text Evidence

• A) The sun is setting.

• B) The sun is rising.

• C) It is raining.

• D) It is snowing.