Inference
Characters
Conflict
Theme or Mood
Prove it!
100

Guess the feeling.

Hilda screamed and ran the other way when she saw the big spider on her table.

She is scared.

100

Physical or Personality Trait

Hilda was short and skinny. She had brown eyes and brown hair.

Physical trait

100

Internal or External Conflict?

Julian's game was cancelled due to rain.

External conflict

100

Find the theme.

Kai was at the Dollar Tree. He put a pack of gum in his pocket without paying for it. The security guard saw him do this and arrested him. He cried when his mom picked him up from jail.

Do not steal.

100

What words from the quote prove that Hilda was scared?

Hilda screamed and ran the other way when she saw the big spider on her table.

screamed, ran the other way, big spider.

200

Guess the feeling.

Gary yawned and put his head down on his desk. He closed his eyes and covered his head with his arms.

Gary is sleepy.

200

Physical or Personality Trait

Gary was the class clown. He made everyone laugh with his crazy jokes.


Personality trait

200

Internal or External Conflict?

David was afraid of talking to the cute girl in his math class. 

Internal conflict

200
Find the theme.


Yuri heard Robert bullying Walter in the lunch room. Yuri raised her hand and told Mr. Heaney about the bullying. She knew Walter didn't deserve to be treated like that.

Stand up for what you believe in.

200

What words prove that Gary was sleepy?

Gary yawned and put his head down on his desk. He closed his eyes and covered his head with his arms.

yawned, head down, closed eyes, covered his head

300

Guess the feeling.

The van was going fast as a bullet while police cars chased it down with sirens wailing.

Nervous, tense

300

1st or 3rd

My uncle drove me to the hospital after school to meet my baby sister. I couldn't contain my excitement!


1st person narrator

300
Find the external conflict.


Fatima stomped her foot as the ref blew the whistle and pulled out a red card. She left the field in a huff and rolled her eyes.

The ref pulled out a red card.

300

Find the mood.

Kai was at the Dollar Tree. He put a pack of gum in his pocket without paying for it. The security guard saw him do this and arrested him. He cried when his mom picked him up from jail.

Guilty, uncomfortable

300

What words prove that the driver was in trouble?

The van was going fast as a bullet while police cars chased it down with sirens wailing.

police cars chased it down, sirens wailing

400

Guess the feeling.

Mom screamed Vanessa's name from the kitchen like a lion's angry roar. Vanessa stood still and frozen.

Vanessa feels scared, nervous.

400

Lucy cried well into the night. She was going to miss her best friend.

What character trait does Lucy have in this quote?

Lucy is sad, heartbroken.

400

Find the internal conflict.

Fatima stomped her foot as the ref blew the whistle and pulled out a red card. She left the field in a huff and rolled her eyes.

Fatima is mad.

400

Find the mood.

Yuri heard Robert bullying Walter in the lunch room. Yuri raised her hand and told Mr. Heaney about the bullying. She knew Walter didn't deserve to be treated like that.

Bravery, courage.

400

What words prove that Vanessa was in trouble?

Mom screamed Vanessa's name from the kitchen like a lion's angry roar. Vanessa stood still and frozen.

Mom screamed, lion's angry roar, still and frozen

500

Guess the feeling.

Margarita's eyes shown bright as she walked across the stage as the professor gave her a diploma. She couldn't help but smile as she heard the crowd cheer for her.

Margarita is proud.

500

Thelma's notes were always organized. Her teachers loved her. She made straight A's last year. She did IXL every day after school.

What character trait does Thelma have?

Thelma is dedicated, hard-working, good student.

500

Find the conflict in the story

Once upon a time, there was a fairy princess who lived in a castle made of flowers. One day, the fairy princess got lost. She made friends with a frog who helped her find her way home. THE END.

The fairy princess got lost.

500

What is the message of "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes?

Don't steal. 

Be grateful. 

Be generous.

Actions have consequences.


500

What words prove that Margarita was proud?

Margarita's eyes shown bright as she walked across the stage as the professor gave her a diploma. She couldn't help but smile as she heard the crowd cheer for her.

eyes shown bright, diploma, smile, crowd cheer

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