Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences

Sports

100

You are at a sporting event and during half time there was a contest to see if someone could make a shot from half-court. You get back to your seat after a trip to the bathroom and there is a guy running around all over the court and the crowd is screaming. What can you infer?

The guy made the shot OR The guy won the contest OR The guy won a million dollars

200

You have been hitting a little white ball around. One time you found it in the sand, the next time in the high grass. You just hit it and then you hear an extremely loud splash. What conclusions can you draw from this?

You are playing golf (and just hit your ball in the water)

300

Raeese and Jaden are very competitive. Raeese has more pins than Jaden and Jaden is not happy. The next time its Raeese's turn he decides to gloat about having a better score. Jaden tells Raeese to cool it or he'll throw him down the gutter. What can you infer about this sentence?

Jaden & Raeese are bowling (Jaden has a bad temper, is a sore loser)

400

The umpire just threw one of the players out of the game. Your Dad gets back to the seats with some hotdogs and cold drinks and asks what did he miss. You suddenly hear balls dribbling and hoops swooshing. What conclusions can you make?

You are at a baseball game

500

Its so cold you can see your breath which is surprising since its the middle of June. Suddenly a puck lands in your lap and spills your drink all over you. What conclusions can you make about your locations?

You are at a Hockey Game (hockey arena)

Music

100

John needs to practice before his bands performance on Saturday. The problem is that his strings are all broken and the store is closed. What instrument might John play?

John plays (guitar, violin etc. )

200

Bob and Dan are surrounded by thousands of people. All of a sudden the lights turn off and the crowd starts to cheer. Where are Bob and Dan?

They are at a concert (which is about to start)

300

Jon is a very small boy who is in the highschool band. He loves being in the band but he has a problem. Every time he wants to bring his instrument home to practice he needs help to carry it. What conclusions can we make from this sentence?

Jon plays a heavy instrument (Tuba, Baritone etc.)

400

Sally loves Lady Gaga. She is walking past a music store at the mall when she see's someone is signing autographs. She is about to walk past the store, does a double take and runs inside the store. What inferences can we make?

Lady Gaga is signing autographs

500

Frank's favorite musician is Jimi Hendrix. His mother keeps telling him that he should learn to play an instrument, so today she has given him her credit card. Frank is now at the cashier who is wrapping up his purchase in a new case. What did Frank just purchase?

Frank just bought a guitar

Science

100

Despite her science teacher constantly reminding her that to be a good scientist you don't need to use touch or taste, Shelly has decided to use that sense anyway. She has a baggie with blue crystals in them. She tastes them and they are sweet. What conclusions can we make?

The substance is sugar (sugar with food colouring, she is in the science lab, scientists in the school experiments)

200

You find 3 bottles all containing liquid. The first is a water bottle the second is vegetable oil and the third is some green liquid without a label. You mix them together and when you look at the mixture you see the water at the bottom, then the oil and the green liquid floating at the top. What can we infer from this sentence based on the information given?

That the green liquid is less dense (lighter) than the oil and the water

300

You come into class and Miss Williamson has spread out books on the table about Nuclear Reactors and Wind Turbines. There is also a big box of batteries sitting beside the door. You just finished you last unit on matter yesterday. What new unit are you starting?

You are about to start a new unit (on electricity or on energy)

400

You walk into the lab and there are worksheets on each desk. The teacher gives you a set of instructions and tells you to make a hypothesis before you start. What inferences can you make?

You are conducting an experiment

500

Bob and Terry return from a satisfying and healthy lunch (no soda or junk food) and notice that there are a bunch of spheres hanging from the ceiling in the classroom. Some of them are really big others very small. There is an orange one hanging in the center of the room right above Terry's desk. What can we infer about the next lesson?

The class is doing a lesson on the planets (the spheres are the planets, orange one is the sun.)

Movies

100

There is a boy whizzing by on a broom chasing a small golden ball with wings. What movie are you watching?

You are watching Harry Potter. (one of them)

200

The screen is dark. All of a sudden you hear planes screeching over head. Shadows appear to be running everywhere. An explosion lights up the theater and you hear voices shouting. What conclusions can you make about the movie you are watching?

You are watching a war movie

300

The guy who was sitting next to you bumps into you as he is stretching. He apologizes and you accept. He puts his jacket on starts to walk down the stairs. You look at the line by the door and decide to wait for a while. What can we infer about this?

You are at the theatre and the movie just ended.

400

Gino and Peter are watching a movie with robots in it when Gino's phone rings. Peter starts to get mad and tells him to turn his stupid phone off. When they return their attention to the screen there are no more robots, just what appear to be cars and trucks. What movie are they watching?

Watching transformers.

500

A man with a funny hat and a cane dance across the screen. Larry is wondering what is wrong with this movie because there is no color and the sound doesn't appear to be working. What can we conclude about the movie Larry is watching

Larry is watching an old black and white movie or a silent movie.

Hodgepodge

100

Roberts favorite food is pizza. He just inherited $400,000 dollars from his late Aunt Helga. Helga has always encouraged Robert to follow his dreams because she never had the chance to. He suddenly thinks of a great idea for what to do with the money. What is Robert going to do?

Robert is going to open a pizza restarant

200

Justin is sitting on the couch playing X-box when his sister comes into the house with the dog. Sparky comes over to the couch and Justin notices that his fur is all wet. He glances towards where his sister was standing and just sees her hang up a yellow jacket. What can we infer from this sentence?

It is raining outside

300

Adam's entire family just finished racing to the hospital. They scramble to find out what floor he is on. They find out that he is on the third floor and take the first elevator up. They find his room and open the door. He is standing there quietly with something in his arms. He is smiling and his parents start to cry, but they are tears of joy. What can we conclude?

Adam is holding his new baby

400

Mark and Mindy are eating out at their favorite restaurant. Mark orders dessert and the waiter brings it over. Mindy is about to take a bite when she notices something shiny sticking out the top of it. Just as she's trying to take a closer look Mark get down on one knee and starts to ask her something. What can we conclude about this scene?

Mark is going to propose to Mindy

500

Neil gets paid every Tuesday. He has been broke for the last 6 days, but right now he is on his way to the mall and to do some shopping. What can we infer?

Today is tuesday, he just got paid