Make an Inference
Susie looked down at her beautiful dress. She looked like a princess! The music started to play. She held the flowers tightly and started to walk slowly towards the front. Everyone smiled as she walked by.
WHERE is Susy? How do you know?
A wedding
*dress, music, flowers, toward the front
Last night I had copious amounts of homework, but tonight I don’t have any!
a lot of homework; implies the copious is the opposite of not having any
Although they are both types of __________, a boat travels by _________ and a car travels by ____________.
transportation; water, land
Make a sentence: but, the student
The student wants to play video games, but he has a lot of homework.
Trunk is to tree as ___________ is to flower
Stem
Cara tried not to fidget in her new dress. There were at least a hundred people in the audience. What if she messed up? She heard her name and for a moment, she could not move. The girl next to her gave her a gentle push, and she walked onto the stage and toward the piano.
WHAT was Care feeling? How do you know?
nervous
*fidget, many people, worrying about messing up, froze
The substitute teacher felt exasperated because she could not get the students to stop talking and listen.
frustrated
A bee and a spider are both __________, but a bee makes ___________ and a spider makes ____________.
insects; honey, webs
Make a sentence using: and (that connects two clauses, not just two words), gym
I put on my gym clothes and went to the gym.
Eyes are to sight as __________ are to touch
fingers
Mr. Jones stood on his front porch watching the boys run away down the street. He walked slowly to the sidewalk and picked up the bat that was laying there. Then he looked at the broken window on his house and sighed.
WHY were the boys running away?
They hit a baseball into Mr. Jones' window
*bat (baseball), broken window
Luke was compensated for the yard work he had done over the summer.
paid
A backpack and suitcase are both types of ___________, but a suitcase has ____________ while a backpack has _____________.
luggage; wheels, straps
Make a sentence using: if, basketball player
If the basketball player makes the shot, the team will win the championship.
Play is to actor as concert is to ____________
musician
Jenna went upstairs and quietly peeked into a dark room. She listened for a moment, and then went back downstairs. She washed the dinner dishes and then she studied for an Algebra test until Mr. and Mrs. Olson got home.
Why did Jenna go upstairs? How do you know?
Jenna was checking on the child she was babysitting
*peeked into a bedroom, Mr. and Mrs. Olson
Mary only wanted to help, but unfortunately, her speech had the opposite effect and escalated the argument.
worsened
A flower and a tree are similar because they both ____________. However, a flower ___________ while a tree _________________.
grow from the ground; has petals, has leaves.
Make a sentence: so, raining
It was raining, so the baseball game was cancelled.
Marathon is to race as hibernation is to ____________
sleep
Dad and Krystal were finishing up a project in the garage together. “Can we paint the roof red?” asked Krystal. “Sure,” said Dad, “then when the paint dries, we can find a place to hang it in the back yard.”
What do you think Krystal and her dad are making? How do you know?
a bird house
*project, roof, hang in back yard
Even though Paul was excited about the project, he wanted the other kids to think he was cool, so he answered the teacher's question in a nonchalant tone.
relaxed
How are cupcakes and pies similar and difference?
cupcakes: frosting, small
Pie: crust and filling, bigger
Both: desserts and taste good
Make a sentence: but, the movies
Window is to pane as book is to __________
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