I Can Infer
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited Ted to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, no one answered the door. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode back home.
Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
What is nobody was at Pete's house?
My absent-minded friend always loses her bookbag, her crayons, and even some of her toys.
What does absent-minded mean?
What is careless, forgetful, or not paying attention?
The long hike up to the top of the mountain was extremely grueling and I barely had enough energy to walk when I got to the top.
What does grueling mean?
What is tiring or exhausting?
The flowers of dandelions are edible or able to be eaten.
What does edible mean?
What is able to be eaten?
The shelves were piled high with boxes of every size and shape. Some of the people there were talking together as they chose the boxes and cans that they wanted. Jeff was having a hard time remembering which box to buy for Tooli. He knew that Tooli wouldn’t be happy if he brought home the wrong brand or box! He also knew that Tooli was probably getting very hungry waiting for his box.
Make an inference about where Jeff is.
What is the grocery store?
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting, and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked.
Make an inference about where Sara is.
What is Sara is in the library?
I abhord traffic jams and hate it when my ride to school is delayed or takes too long.
What does abhord mean?
What is strongly hate or dislike?
The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water. I couldn't wait to eat!
What does aroma mean?
What is smell?
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating fish with a disease can be very dangerous to your health because of the poisonous things in the fish.
What does tainted mean?
What is harmful or dangerous?
Jeff filled up a big bowl with fresh, cold water and set it on the floor. He brought out a big comforter and put it on the floor next to the low window. He opened a package, took out a big bone, and placed it on the floor next to the comforter. Then he opened the window so that the gentle breeze could blow into the room.
Make an inference about what Jeff was doing.
What is getting a place ready for a dog to eat?
Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid.
Make an inference about the class Nina is in.
What is Nina is in science class?
Planted in spring, the growth of some flowers is stimulated, or encouraged by the warm weather. The flowers do not really grow well when it's cold outside, but they grow really fast and get so big in the summer.
What does stimulated mean?
What is encouraged, helped, spurred into action?
I was so parched after playing outside in the heat that I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp and then I drank another glass of water when I was done with the first glass.
What does parched mean?
What is thirsty?
The line for the new movie seemed indefinite as if it would go on forever. We waited for two hours just to get in!
What does indefinite mean?
What is really long or never ending?
Justin grabbed the leash and quickly put it around Tim’s neck. He stormed out the door with Tim coming right behind. He said, “Hurry up, Tim. You’re always so slow.” Justin kept his head down and walked quickly down the road with Tim, not speaking to anyone he saw. His face was even red!
Make an inference about how Justin is feeling.
What is angry, mad, or upset?
There are many different ways of going to school. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit inside the building during the day because it is too hot. They sit outside all day on the cool grass.
Make an inference about the buildings in some hot countries.
What is the buildings do not have air conditioning?
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned because no one uses them anymore. Everyone uses I-Pads or tablets now.
What does archaic mean?
What is old, old-fashioned, or out-of-date?
Alvin went to a baseball game every Saturday because he was so fascinated with seeing the players running the bases and getting home runs. What does the word fascinated mean?
What is fascinated mean?
What is interested or really liked?
The teacher said "Students, Please stop lodining! You should not be lodining when I am lodining because if you are, then you cannot hear me. Please close your mouths and listen to me now! Class has begun."
Since lodining is a made-up word or a word that does not make any sense, but what does lodining mean?
What is talking?
Lisa carefully examined the bug sitting on the leaf. She noticed that it had six legs and a hard shell. Lisa had never seen a bug like this before. She grabbed her magnifying glass and camera.
What is the MOST LIKELY conclusion you can draw about Lisa?
A) She is helpful B) She is afraid of bugs C) She is very curious D) She likes to play soccer
What is she is very curious?
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. In Sparta, all children went to school. They learned how to jump, run, dance, and play games. In Athens, only boys were allowed to go to school. They learned how to read, write, and use numbers.
Make an inference about girls going to school in Athens.
What is girls did not go to school in Athens?
The thought of eating Brussel sprouts, beets, or other vegetables is abhorrent, or horrible, to most kids.
What does abhorrent mean?
What is horrible or nasty?
Marcia is a novice soccer player. Today is her very first day of practice ever in life.
What does novice mean? A) Professional B) Skilled C) Beginner D) Expert
What is beginner?
The snake ligersed through the grass with a sound. It was hunting quietly for food.
Since ligersed is a made-up word or a word that does not make any sense. What does ligersed mean?
What is slithered or moved?
Lauren looked at her watch, grabbed her books, and ran to the bus stop. When she got to the bus stop, she realized she forgot her lunch. Lauren ran back to the house and looked for her lunchbox, but couldn't find it because the kitchen was a mess. She finally found it after 5 minutes of looking through all of the items in her kitchen. When Lauren got back to the bus stop, she realized she missed the bus.
What word would best describes Lauren's kitchen?
A) Neat B) Disorganized C) Tidy D) Clean
What is disorganized?