Reading STAAR Vocabulary _ inference skills

What does infer mean? 

• use a dictionary to find the answer
• make a guess based on what you read 
• note what you know
• play with your dog

what happens as a result of something else

• effect

• cause

• main idea

• setting

the time and place of a story

• effect

• setting

• theme

• contrast

what happens as a result of something else

• effect

• cause

• main idea

• setting

to tell what will happen next

• predict

• clarify

• compare

• infer

to take what you read plus what you know and make a conclusion

• predict

• clarify

• infer

• compare

What can you infer about the following:

The little boy looked sheepishly down at the ground. His mom clenched her teeth together. She couldn't believe what he had just done!

• He has created a beautiful painting for her.

• He has eaten the pie she baked for dessert.

• He smiled at her and said, "I love you, mama."

• He ate his lunch of peanut butter and jelly.

tell what is different about two or more things

• compare

• contrast

• effect

• cause

an action or event that makes something else happen

• mood

• theme

• cause

• effect

the emotions that you (the reader) feel while you are reading

• infer

• cause

• mood

• tone