Recalling Facts
Larry Walters didn't become a pilot because_______.
a) he was afraid of heights.
b) his eyesight was not good enough.
c) he was not smart enough.
b) his eyesight was not good enough.
Is this statement a correct inference or faulty inference?
(When you combine your own experience with information from a text to draw a conclusion that is not directly stated in that text, your are making an inference.)
There are stricter eyesight requirements for pilots than for truck drivers.
Correct Inference
You are told that Walters's eyesight was not good enough to be a pilot. He is a truck driver, so you can infer that the requirements are not as strict.
Which of the following statements from the article is an opinion rather than a fact?
a) "The jolt knocked off Walter's glasses"
b) "They were sure he had broken some part of the law."
c) "His flight earned him top prize from the Bonehead Club of Dallas."
b) "They were sure he had broken some part of the law."
The balloons tied to his chair carried Walters _____.
a) much higher than he expected.
b) into the flight path of an airplane.
c) above the clouds.
a) much higher than he expected.
Is this statement a correct inference or faulty inference?
(When you combine your own experience with information from a text to draw a conclusion that is not directly stated in that text, your are making an inference.)
Larry Walters didn't know how much helium it would take to lift a lawn chair into the air.
Correct Inference
You are told that Walters hoped to make it a flew hundred feet in the air, yet he ended up 16,000 feet in the air.
From the article, you can predict that ...
a) many people wanted to fly in lawn chairs after seeing Walters's stunt.
b) Larry Walters did not fly in a lawn chair again.
c) Larry Walters never flew again.
b) Larry Walters did not fly in a lawn chair again.
On his flight, Walters didn't use ____________.
a) his BB gun.
b) his parachute.
c) his CB radio.
b) his parachute.
Is this statement a correct inference or faulty inference?
(When you combine your own experience with information from a text to draw a conclusion that is not directly stated in that text, your are making an inference.)
Walters's parachute didn't work.
Faulty Inference
The article does not say whether Walters tried to use his parachute.
To make a prediction, you need to ...
a) draw a conclusion.
b) find a purpose or the reason something is done.
c) make a decision on what is likely to happen.
c) make a decision on what is likely to happen.
When people heard about Walter's flight, __________.
a) they were angry.
b) they were amused.
c) reactions were mixed.
c. reactions were mixed.
Is this statement a correct inference or faulty inference?
(When you combine your own experience with information from a text to draw a conclusion that is not directly stated in that text, your are making an inference.)
Walters did his stunt so that he could get on TV.
Faulty Inference
Although Walters did get on TV, the article states that he did his stunt because he had always wanted to fly.
What was the effect of popping a few of the balloons with a BB gun?
The chair started to come down.
Air-safety officials ___________.
a) fined Walters for his stunt.
b) suspended Walter's pilot's license.
c) flew an unlicensed aircraft.
a) fined Walters for his stunt.
Is this statement a correct inference or faulty inference?
(When you combine your own experience with information from a text to draw a conclusion that is not directly stated in that text, your are making an inference.)
Walters had never flown in a plane.
Faulty Inference
You can infer that Walters never piloted a plane, but the article does not state whether he ever rode in a plane.
Of the following theme categories, which would this story fit into?
a) flying machines
b) fact is stranger than fiction
c) courageous acts
b) fact is stranger than fiction