Inference Detective
This reading skill involves using clues from a text and your own knowledge to figure out something the author does not directly state.
What is an inference?
This is the process of giving a vaccine to help protect a person or animal from a disease.
What is inoculation?
In Toy Story, what is the name of the cowboy toy?
Woody
What part of a fish helps it breathe underwater? This person writes the words to a song.
What are gills?
In Mary Shelley's famous novel, Victor Frankenstein creates this being.
What is Frankenstein's monster?
The sky grew dark, strong winds began to blow, and people rushed to bring their outdoor furniture inside. What can you infer might happen next?
What is a storm might be coming?
This word means to make sure something happens.
What is ensure?
In Inside Out, what emotion is represented by the color blue?
Sadness.
What do fish use to help them swim and steer? This singer released the album 1989 and is known for songs like “Shake It Off.”
What are fins?
This literary technique gives human characteristics to a nonhuman creature or object.
What is personification?
Jamal looked at the clock, grabbed his backpack, and ran out the door without eating breakfast. What can you infer about Jamal?
What is that he is in a hurry or running late?
This word means to keep something alive or going.
What is sustain?
In Harry Potter, what is the name of the school of witchcraft and wizardry Harry attends?
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
What is the practice of catching a fish and releasing it back into the water called?
What is catch-and-release fishing?
This mythical creature has snakes for hair and can turn people to stone with its gaze.
Who is Medusa?
Sarah walked into the kitchen and smelled cookies baking. She saw a tray of cookies cooling on the counter. What can you infer?
What is someone baked cookies?
This is the movement of animals from one place to another, often to find food or warmer weather.
What is migration?
In The Lord of the Rings, what is the name of the creature who calls the Ring “my precious”?
Gollum
What is the small device on a fishing line that helps keep bait at a certain depth? What do you call a group of singers who perform together?
What is a bobber?
In mythology, this terrifying creature has the head of a bull and the body of a man and lives in a maze.
What is the Minotaur?
Marcus studied every night for a week and reviewed his notes before the test. What can you infer about Marcus?
What is that he wants to do well on the test?
This is what some animals do during the winter when they become inactive and conserve energy.
What is hibernate?
In Jumanji, what happens when the players begin playing the magical game?
The game brings dangerous adventures and creatures into the real world.
What type of fish can live in both freshwater and saltwater during different parts of its life? What is the term for three or more musical notes played together at the same time?
What is a salmon?
A monster is never fully shown, but readers hear its footsteps, see its shadows, and notice its victims disappearing. What technique builds fear by keeping the creature hidden?
What is suspense?