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What is the formula for creating an inference?
Evidence + Background (knowledge, what I know) = Inference
1. Read paragraph 1.
I’m not a hopeful person. I usually hope against things. I hope it rains so I don’t have to go to that picnic. I hope my cousin calls to cancel our lunch so I can stay home and relax. I hope no one sees me eating this entire carton of ice cream.
Which inference can be made about the narrator based on this paragraph? (RL.6.1b)
A. He tries to avoid social situations and prefers to be alone.
B. He enjoys surprising people with his sense of humor.
C. He feels guilty about eating unhealthy foods.
D. He hopes to become a more positive person.
A. He tries to avoid social situations and prefers to be alone.
5. Part B
Which sentence from the story best supports the answer to Part A? (RL.6.1a)
A. “He nodded again.”
B. “He coughed. ‘I need to sleep now.’”
C. “He had been the business manager of a circus.”
D. “I stared at the gray nightshirt, avoiding his face.”
D. “I stared at the gray nightshirt, avoiding his face.”
10. Use the menu to accurately complete the statement. (RL.6.3)
The narrator feels __________ and __________ when he discovers that Kravitz died a week earlier.
shocked, frightened
2. Read paragraph 6.
One summer afternoon, we heard that Kravitz had been sick for a while.
Which inference can be made based on this detail? (RL.6.1b)
A. The narrator and his wife are not close to Kravitz.
B. Kravitz’s sickness is not serious and will quickly pass.
C. The narrator does not believe the rumors about Kravitz.
D. Kravitz’s illness will likely play an important role in the story.
D. Kravitz’s illness will likely play an important role in the story.
6. Read paragraph 30.
“I guess you didn’t hear,” he said. “Mr. Kravitz died a week ago.”
What inference can be made based on this detail? (RL.6.1b)
A. The narrator forgot that Kravitz had already passed away.
B. The narrator may have imagined the entire encounter.
C. The moving men are lying to protect Kravitz’s privacy.
D. Kravitz’s family decided to move away quickly.
B. The narrator may have imagined the entire encounter.
3. Based on paragraphs 11–14, readers can infer that the narrator feels uneasy when visiting Kravitz.
Select the two underlined words or phrases which best support this inference. (RL.6.1a)
It was a sunny day but cool, with a steady wind off the ocean. Sunlight filled the back window so that I couldn’t see inside the house.
I knocked on the door and waited. Silence inside. Kravitz didn’t come to the door.
"couldn't see" AND "silence"
7. Part A
Why does the narrator say, “I hope I never see another one”? (RL.6.1b)
A. He wants to avoid spooky experiences in the future.
B. He thinks ghosts are a good topic for his next story.
C. He doesn’t believe what he saw was real.
D. He regrets not being nicer to Kravitz.
A. He wants to avoid spooky experiences in the future.
4. Read the excerpt from paragraph 18.
He appeared in the doorway. I almost gasped when I saw him. He wore a long gray nightshirt, and his face was as gray as the nightshirt.
What does this reveal about Kravitz? (RL.6.1b)
A. He looks sickly and ghostlike.
B. He has been working hard all day.
C. He is upset that the narrator woke him.
D. He wants to scare his visitor on purpose.
A. He looks sickly and ghostlike.
8. Part B
Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Part A? (RL.6.1a)
A. “My legs suddenly felt weak.”
B. “So, I guess I did see a ghost.”
C. “The dish was empty..”
D. “How could that be?”
A. “My legs suddenly felt weak.”
5. Part A
How does the narrator respond to seeing Kravitz? (RL.6.3)
A. He becomes frightened but tries to stay calm.
B. He screams in horror at the sight of Kravitz.
C. He laughs because Kravitz looks strange.
D. He argues with Kravitz about being sick.
A. He becomes frightened but tries to stay calm.
9. Which event initiates the main conflict of the story? (RL.6.3)
A. Kravitz refusing to eat the casserole.
B. The narrator visiting Kravitz’s house.
C. The workers moving furniture out of the house.
D. The narrator learning Kravitz once worked in a circus.
B. The narrator visiting Kravitz’s house.