Inferencing
Skills
Skills
Maya brought an umbrella, and the sky looked dark. What can you infer about the weather?
What is Rain may be coming.
In “The puppy was timid around strangers,” what does timid most likely mean?
What is Shy or nervous.
What is the setting of a story?
What is When and where a story takes place.
Choose the correct verb: “The students (walk / walks) to class.”
What is walk.
What season comes after summer?
What is Fall.
Luis reread his essay, erased a sentence, and checked his spelling. What can you infer he is doing?
What is He is revising or editing his essay.
In “After hiking uphill, we were exhausted and rested on a bench,” what does exhausted mean?
What is very tired.
What do we call the main character who faces the central problem?
What is the protagonist.
Correct the pronoun: “Maria and (me / I) finished the project.”
What is I.
What orange vegetable is often carved into a jack-o’-lantern?
What is a pumpkin.
“I’m sure this broken printer will work perfectly,” Nina said, tapping its blank screen. What can you infer about Nina’s real opinion?
What is Nina thinks the printer will not work; her comment is sarcastic.
n “The directions were vague, so we did not know which road to take,” what does vague mean?
What is unclear or not specific.
In a story, a student loses a library book, searches the classroom, and asks the librarian for help. What is the main conflict?
What is The student cannot find the missing library book.
Give the past-tense form of go.
What is went.
What do many trees’ leaves do in fall before they drop?
What is they change color.
When the coach announced the team, Eli smiled at his friends but kept his hands in his pockets. What might this suggest about how he feels?
What is Eli may feel disappointed or nervous, despite smiling.
In “The rumor spread rapidly through the school,” what does rapidly mean?
What is quickly.
What is the climax of a story, and how is it different from the resolution?
What is The climax is the turning point or most intense moment; the resolution shows how the conflict is settled.
Correct the sentence: “She bringed her notebook to class.”
What is She brought her notebook to class.
Which large U.S. holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?
What is Thanksgiving.
The hallway grew quiet as Jordan approached the office. He folded the note in his hand and took a deep breath. What might Jordan be feeling, and what details support your inference?
What is Jordan may feel nervous or worried. The quiet hallway, folded note, and deep breath support that inference.
In “Although the task seemed daunting, Priya began with one small step,” what does daunting mean? Use the context to explain your answer.
What is Difficult or intimidating. The phrase “began with one small step” suggests Priya thought the task felt challenging.
A character has trouble joining a new team. After a misunderstanding, the character apologizes and earns the group’s trust. Name one event that could be the climax and explain why.
What is The climax could be the apology or another turning point that leads to the group trusting the character.
Rewrite the sentence using correct irregular past-tense verbs: “I seen the bus, ran to the stop, and catch it just in time.”
What is I saw the bus, ran to the bus stop, and caught it just in time.
What term describes animals moving from one region to another as seasons change?
What is migration.