Making Inferences
What is an inference?
A logical assumption based on what you read and what you know.
John likes spending his time helping others. Which statement BEST describes John?
Kind
What is a summary?
A short retelling of a story using only key details.
Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad, but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme? A Actions speak louder than words B Never eat pizza at the mall C Vegetables are good for you
A Actions speak louder than words
What does the suffix -ful mean?
full of
Alex was in a hurry to get home to watch football. He was driving over the speed limit when suddenly, he heard a siren and saw flashing lights, "No! Please not now," he thought. What can you infer about what is happening?
A police officer is pulling him over and he will get a speeding ticket. He will probably miss part of the football game that he wanted to watch.
I believe that anything is possible. I am not afraid of anything. Which character trait BEST describes me?
Brave or Courageous
What strategy do we use to summarize stories?
Somebody Wanted, But So Then
Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme?A Studying is important. B It is important to go to college. C Hard work pays off.
C Hard work pays off.
What is a prefix?
It comes at the beginning of a word and changes its meaning.
I am not a magician, but I make things disappear. I come in all shapes and sizes, but am most often found in pink. I can be a writer's best friend. What am I?
An eraser.
When the teacher looks in her direction, Marta begins tapping her fingers on her desk, and after only a few seconds calls out, “What? Why are you looking at me? I didn’t do anything!”
What will Marta MOST LIKELY say next?
a. “I know the answer!”
b. “Can someone help me with this experiment?”
c. “Whatever it is, it’s not my fault!”
c. “Whatever it is, it’s not my fault!”
It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.
Which statement BEST summarizes the passage?
a. Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.
b.The camels were swatting flies with their tails.
c.It was really hot at the zoo.
d.Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.
d. Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.
Growing up, Sally was always in the shadow of her older sister Mary. Mary always got better grades, was better at sports, and seemed to even be prettier. Sally spent a lot of time in the family's garden feeling sorry for herself. Then one day Mary needed help on a science project about plants. Due to all of her time in the garden, Sally knew a lot about plants and was able help Mary with the project. Sally was shocked that she was better at something than her sister. What is the theme? A Accept yourself for who you are. B Sports are not important c You can learn a lot from plants.
A Accept yourself for who you are.
If I want to see a part in a movie again, or hear a song again what should I do?
a. redo
b. rewatch
c. replay
d. restart
I pressed the button and after a few seconds the door opened. I stepped inside and pressed a button with the number 10 on it. The door closed. Then, I felt the floor was moving up. Where am I?
Corey worked on his science fair project every night for several weeks. On the day of the science fair, he smiled as he saw a blue ribbon pinned to her posterboard.
How did Corey MOST LIKELY feel about his project?
a. embarrassed
b. proud
c. pleasant
b. proud
As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Jessica ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Jessica's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Jessica liked to take naps with the quilt wrapped around her. She loved the way it felt so soft and warm against her skin. Whenever she was visiting grandma, just looking at the quilt made Jessica happy.
Which statement provides the BEST summary?
a.Jessica's grandmother has a pretty blue quilt.
b.Jessica loved her grandmother's quilt.
c.Jessica took naps at her grandmother's house.
d.The quilt was warm.
b.Jessica loved her grandmother's quilt.
The Monkey and the Cookies A monkey put his hand into the jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and cried bitterly. What is the theme? A Eating cookies can be dangerous.B If you are greedy, you might get nothing.C Don't put your hand in a jar.
B If you are greedy, you might get nothing.
What is the meaning of the suffix -ness?
the quality of
Callie picked herself off the pavement and checked herself over for injuries. No blood, and nothing seemed to be broken. Good thing she was wearing her pads and helmet. She walked over to the skateboard that was laying upside down a few feet away, popped it right side-up with her foot, and rode away. Why was Callie MOST LIKELY on the pavement?
Callie fell off of her skateboard.
Ari wanted to become the school president. Although she lost two years in a row, she never gave up. Ari worked every day making posters to hang around the school, and practicing her campaign speech. She walked around the school at recess time talking to other kids and asking for their support. Ari looked forwards to Election Day. She wanted to make a difference in her school.
Which character BEST describes Ari?
Determined
Jose carefully poured out the bag of marbles on his bed. He picked his ten favorite marbles and carefully set them to the side. Then he got out a small bag from his top drawer, and put the ten marbles inside. Just to make sure he wouldn't forget them, he placed the bag of marbles in his backpack. Jose loved show and tell, and he was excited that he would get to show his class some of his favorite marbles.
Which sentence should NOT be in a summary of this passage?
a. Jose had lots of marbles.
b. Jose was getting his favorite marbles ready to take to school for show and tell.
c. Jose would rather play marbles than play baseball.
d. Jose placed the bag of marbles in his backpack.
c. Jose would rather play marbles than play baseball.
One winter, a monkey found a snake stiff and frozen. The monkey felt sorry for the snake and so he picked the snake up and held it to his chest to try to warm it. The snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and because of its instincts, bit the monkey with all its might. What is the theme?
Nothing is as it seems.
Definition: To build again
Which word is defined above?
Rebuild