Making Inferences
You see a kid wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella. What do you think the weather is like?
Rainy
I like dogs I like cats. (Fix with "and")
I like dogs and I like cats.
I was hungry, ___ I ate a sandwich.
So
If you see smoke coming from a house, what might you conclude?
The soccer team is cheering, and some players are hugging. The scoreboard shows 2-1. What can you conclude?
They won!
A girl is holding her stomach, and her plate is empty. She leans back in her chair and sighs. What can you infer?
Her stomach hurts because she ate too much
I wanted to play outside it was too cold. (Fix with "but")
I wanted to play outside, but it was too cold
I wanted to go outside, ___ it was raining.
But
If someone is yawning and rubbing their eyes, what might you guess?
They are tired
A boy is limping off the basketball court, holding his ankle, and his coach is walking toward him. What might have happened?
He got hurt
The lights flicker, the wind howls outside, and the trees are bending. A family is lighting candles and gathering flashlights. What might they be preparing for?
A storm, electricity to turn off
He forgot his homework he had to call his mom. (Fix with "so")
He forgot his homework, so he had to call his mom.
We can go to the park, ___ we can stay home and watch a movie.
or
You see kids in costumes going door to door at night. What is happening?
It is Halloween, they are trick-or-treating
A teacher is erasing the board, students are packing up their bags, and a bell rings. What time of day is it?
Sarah came inside with wet hair and muddy shoes. What can you infer happened before she came in?
It was raining, she stepped in a puddle/mud
She was tired she went to bed late. (Fix with "because")
She was tired because she went to bed late.
She studied hard, ___ she passed the test.
and, so
The dog is wagging its tail and jumping up and down. What do you think it is feeling?
Happy, excited
A woman is standing outside with her arms crossed. She keeps looking at her watch and tapping her foot. What might she be feeling?
Anxious, worried, annoyed
If a boy in a story hides his report card from his parents, what can we infer?
He didn't get good grades
We can have pizza we can have pasta. (Fix with "or")
We can have pizza or we can have pasta.
I love chocolate ice cream, ___ I don’t like vanilla.
But
The grass is wet, and the sky is gray. What can you conclude?
It is raining, it rained
A man is standing at a bus stop looking at his phone. Every few minutes, he glances down the road and sighs. What can you conclude?
The bus is late, he missed the bus