Inferences
The line stretched forever. People put their bags on the floor and inched them forward. My father and I removed our shoes. There was an announcement about a gate change and a delay on an arrival to Chicago. Where am I?
I can infer that they are at the airport because...
Basic Sentence-The teacher is reading.
Add 3 additional details to the sentence.
The science teacher was reading a book about earth to the 6th grade students. (Example)
The Masai of East Africa raise cattle for a living. Very little grain is raised in the area, so the people depend on the cattle for food. Most people drink a gallon of milk a day, and beef is a popular meat. Cow's blood is also used as food. It doesn't spoil, it provides protein and minerals, and it can be taken from cows while traveling.
What is this passage about?
3. Cows provide food for the Masai.
What is the definition of advanced?
moved towards
I was worried about Frisco. He was constantly biting at his fur. They put a cone and although he didn't like it, he refrained from biting himself. As we walked out the room, the other animals stared at him as if he was in a fashion show. Where am I?
I can infer that he is at the vet because...
Basic-The boy was bouncing the ball.
Add 4 details to the sentence.
The ,young boy in the blue shirt was bouncing the basketball to warm up for his game. (Example)
Corn was first grown by Native Americans. They showed the pilgrims how to grow corn as food. At one time, corn was used as money by pioneers. Corn is used as feed for farm animals. People also eat it as a vegetable. Oil, starch, and sugar can be made from corn. Corn is also important in industry. Medicine, paper, fertilizer, and glue can be made from corn and corn products.
Choose an appropriate topic sentence for this paragraph.
4. Do you know how important corn is?
What is a resort?
A vacation spot
I have already told you that all Headmasters are giants, and this one was no exception. He advanced upon my mother and shook her by the hand, then he shook me by the hand and as he did so he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up. One of his front teeth, I noticed, was edged all the way round with gold, and his hair was slicked down with so much hair-cream that it glistened like butter.
What can you infer about the headmaster?
I can infer...
I balanced the tray of green slop.
Add one more sentence with key details.
It looked like throw up and smelled like baby food. (Example)
St Peter’s was on a hill above the town. It was a long three-storeyed stone building that looked rather like a private lunatic asylum, and in front of it lay the playing-fields with their three football pitches. One-third of the building was reserved for the Headmaster and his family. The rest of it housed the boys, about one hundred and fifty of them altogether, if I remember rightly.
What is idea is developed in this paragraph?
The idea being developed is St. Peter's does not look like a safe, inviting place to live. (Description of the place)
Give a sentence using the word asylum?
...
St Peter’s was on a hill above the town. It was a long three-storeyed stone building that looked rather like a private lunatic asylum, and in front of it lay the playing-fields with their three football pitches. One-third of the building was reserved for the Headmaster and his family. The rest of it housed the boys, about one hundred and fifty of them altogether, if I remember rightly.
How do you think Dahl feels? (I can infer...)
I can infer that Dahl feels....because...
I saw two girls from my science class.
Add 2 sentences using details.
They were talking at the lunch table about boys. One said RaRa was the cutest boy in school.(Example)
I have already told you that all Headmasters are giants, and this one was no exception. He advanced upon my mother and shook her by the hand, then he shook me by the hand and as he did so he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up. One of his front teeth, I noticed, was edged all the way round with gold, and his hair was slicked down with so much hair-cream that it glistened like butter.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The headmaster-description of the headmaster
long walking area next to a body of water
esplanade
What is the definition of an inference?
What you read in the text, background knowledge in order to make a guess
In September 1925, when I was just nine, I set out on the first great adventure of my life – boarding-school. My mother had chosen for me a Prep School in a part of England which was as near as it could possibly be to our home in South Wales, and it was called St Peter’s. The full postal address was St Peter’s School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
List 3 key details in this paragraph and why.
1. In September 1925, when I was just nine, I set out on the first great adventure of my life – boarding-school.
2. part of England which was as near as it could possibly be to our home in South Wales, and it was called St Peter’s
3.St Peter’s School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Lisa knew all of the seven dwarfs except one. She remembered Grumpy, Sleepy and Bashful. And of course she couldn't forget Doc and Dopey. Dopey was her favorite. But there was one she just could not remember. Let's see. There's also Sneezy, and that's six. But she could not remember that last one. What was his name?
What is the main idea of the passage?
2. Lisa could not remember the name of one of the dwarfs
The student was prying when the teacher was scolding Jacob about the fight.
What is the definition of prying?