Inferences
When Marcus arrived at school, he noticed several students carrying poster boards into the gym. The normally locked gym doors were propped open, and teachers were moving tables around inside. Marcus remembered seeing a flyer about a school event later that week.
Question: What can Marcus infer is happening in the gym?
Answer: The school is probably setting up for an event or activity.
Kayla arrived at the restaurant fifteen minutes before her reservation. The hostess looked at a list, spoke quietly to another employee, and then asked Kayla if her entire group had arrived. Kayla looked around and noticed that every table in the main dining area was already occupied.
Question: What can Kayla infer about her reservation?
Answer: The restaurant is busy, and her table may not be ready yet.
State 2 meanings for watch
Answers: To look at something / a device used to tell time.
Question: Tell me two meanings of bark.
Answers: The sound a dog makes / the outside covering of a tree.
Liam brought his lunch to school today. He packed a turkey sandwich, an apple, and a bottle of water. He ate lunch with two friends in the cafeteria.
Question: What did Liam bring for lunch?
Answer: A turkey sandwich, an apple, and water.
Jenna walked into the kitchen and saw her dad quickly close the oven door. There was flour on the counter, and a mixing bowl was sitting next to several eggs and a bag of sugar. Her dad told her that she would have to wait until after dinner to see what he was making.
Question: What can Jenna infer her dad is probably doing?
Answer: He is probably baking something, possibly a cake or dessert.
Noah submitted an assignment that he had worked on for several hours. The next morning, his teacher returned it without a grade and asked him to look carefully at the directions again. When Noah reread them, he noticed that the assignment required three examples, but he had only provided one.
Question: Why did the teacher probably return the assignment?
Answer: Noah did not fully follow the directions because he only provided one example instead of three.
Question: Tell me two meanings of bat.
Answers: An animal that flies at night / a piece of equipment used in baseball.
Question: Tell me two meanings of trunk.
Answers: The main part of a tree / the storage area in the back of a car.
The school basketball team practiced after school on Tuesday. They worked on passing, shooting, and defense for two hours. Their next game is on Friday night.
Question: When is the team's next game?
Answer: Friday night.
When Alex got to work, his supervisor was standing near the front entrance with a clipboard. Several boxes had been moved away from the shelves, and a sign on the door said, “Please use the temporary entrance.” Alex noticed that employees were wearing their usual uniforms but were working in different areas than normal.
Question: What can Alex infer about the workplace?
Answer: The workplace is probably being reorganized, renovated, or having some type of maintenance done.
Daniel walked into the cafeteria and noticed that most of the tables were empty. Several workers were stacking chairs, and one employee was wiping down the tables. Daniel looked at the clock and saw that it was almost 2:00 PM.
Question: What can Daniel infer?
Answer: Lunch is probably over, and the cafeteria is getting ready to close or clean up.
Question: Tell me two meanings of bank.
Answers: A place where people keep money / the side of a river.
Question: Tell me two meanings of spring.
Answers: A season of the year / to jump or suddenly move upward.
Ava went to the grocery store after work. She needed to buy eggs, bread, milk, and bananas. Before leaving, she checked her list to make sure she had everything.
Question: What did Ava need to buy?
Answer: Eggs, bread, milk, and bananas.
Samantha checked her phone and saw that her friend had sent three messages asking where she was. When Samantha looked outside, she noticed that traffic was barely moving and several cars were stopped at an intersection. She remembered that a large concert was scheduled downtown that evening.
Question: What can Samantha infer is causing the traffic?
Answer: The concert is probably causing increased traffic and congestion.
Alyssa opened her locker and noticed that her backpack was soaking wet. She remembered leaving it on the bus floor that morning. When she looked outside, she saw students carrying umbrellas and puddles covering the sidewalk.
Question: What can Alyssa infer happened to her backpack?
Answer: Rainwater probably got on her backpack while she was getting off the bus or walking outside.
Question: Tell me two meanings of light.
Answers: Something that helps you see / not heavy.
Question: Tell me two meanings of wave.
Answers: A movement used to greet someone / a moving ridge of water.
The class took a field trip to the science museum on Thursday. Students visited an exhibit about space and watched a short movie about the planets. Before leaving, they ate lunch outside the museum.
Question: What two things did the students do at the museum?
Answer: They visited a space exhibit and watched a movie about the planets.
Ethan walked into the classroom and noticed that his teacher had moved all the desks into small groups. On each desk was a different packet, and the teacher had written “Choose Your Role” on the board. Ethan also noticed that several students were already discussing who would be responsible for different tasks.
Question: What can Ethan infer the class is going to do?
Answer: The class is probably going to complete a group project or activity in which students have different roles.
Jordan arrived at the movie theater and saw a long line at the ticket counter. Several people were holding tickets on their phones, and an employee was telling customers that the theater was almost full. Jordan checked his ticket and saw that his movie started in ten minutes.
Question: What can Jordan infer he should probably do?
Answer: He should go to his theater quickly because the movie is about to start and the theater may fill up.
Question: Tell me two meanings of current.
Answers: Happening now or present / the movement of water or electricity.
Question: Tell me two meanings of draft.
Answers: A first version of a piece of writing / the selection of players for a sports team.
Marcus arrived at the community center at 3:30 PM for a volunteer project. He helped organize donated clothing by size and placed the clothing into labeled boxes. Before leaving at 5:00 PM, he helped load the boxes into a storage room.
Question: What did Marcus do during his volunteer project?
Answer: He sorted donated clothing by size, put it into labeled boxes, and helped move the boxes to storage.