Inferencing 1
S blends
Problem Solving
R blends
Idioms
100

A delivery person rings your doorbell 

You ordered pizza

100

Some you eat when you might be hungry but it is not a full meal. 

Snack

(Create a sentence) 

100
Your pencil broke in the middle of a test. 


What are 2 solutions? 

Answers: Raise your hand and ask for a new pencil, grab your other pencil, etc. 

100

I can be red, green, or purple. I am round and I am a type of fruit. 

Grape

(Create a sentence) 

100

I can't wait to move up in the world.

What does this idiom mean?

To become more successful.

200

Your mom likes to drink coffee early in the morning, however you did not smell it this morning.

What do you infer? 

She did not make coffee this morning.

200

I am made in a blender using fruit, milk, or yogurt.

Smoothie 

(Create a sentence)

200

You sat next to a friend at lunch. You recently discovered that their dog passed away and noticed they were quiet and not making eye contact. 

What is the problem? 

What are 2 things you can do in this situation? 

My friend's dog passed away. 

Solution: comfort the friend by giving them a hug, a sympathy card, or by making a nice comment etc. 

200
I am a clear type of soda with a hint of lemon-lime. 

Sprite 

(Create a sentence)

200

Even in chaos, Shawn is always as cool as a cucumber. 


What is the meaning of "cool as a cucumber?"

Very calm and collected 

300

After a visit to the doctor, you notice that your brother is being cautious and avoiding bumping his left arm. 


He got a vaccine/shot. 

300
I am a tool that you use to eat for many meals. 

Spoon 

(Create a sentence) 

300

You notice that one of your friends starts trying to copy everything that you're doing. It's getting on your nerves and has been going on for a few weeks now. 

What is the problem? 

What are two solutions to this problem?

Problem: your friend is copying you

Solutions: Confront the friend who is copying you, stay calm, and express how it made you feel, ask an adult to help you walk through the problem.

300

I am very valuable and pirates are always looking for me. You use a map to find me. 

Treasure


(Create a sentence) 

300

After arguing the brothers finally saw eye to eye about the situation. 


What does this idiom mean?

To concur, agree.

400
You go over to your cousin's house in the winter. When you get there, you see they have blankets, coats, hats, and gloves, and the fireplace is on in the house. 


What can you infer? 

Their heat is broken.

400

This is another word for frightened or afraid.

Scared 

(create a sentence) 

400

You are walking in your neighborhood and see flames and smoke through their window. 

What should you do? 

What is the size of the problem? (small, medium, or big)

Call the fire department / 911

Problem size: Big

400

I am a form of transportation that travels on a track. 

Train 

(create a sentence)

400

Franklin was disappointed that he couldn't go to the party, but when he found out that everyone had been poisoned by food, it was a blessing in disguise. 

What does "blessing in disguise" mean? 

An apparently bad thing that turns out to be good in some way. 
500

You are going on a 5-hour road trip to see family members. As you reach for the car door, your sister says she needs to sit in the front seat. 

What do you infer?  

your sister gets car sick. 
500

You might see it during the fall season. I am in a field where crops grow. 

Scarecrow

(create a sentence)

500

Sean and Andrea are about to go paddleboarding at the lake. Andrea tried to take her phone out when she accidentally dropped it into the lake. Luckily, she was in shallow water and able to quickly retrieve her phone. 

What is the size of the problem? (small, medium, big)

What are two actions they should take next?

Problem size: Medium 

actions: Put the phone in rice, shake the water out, dry the phone with a towel, take off your phone case, and remove any important cards.

500

I am a relative to you. I am your parents, parents. 

What am I called? 

Grandparents 

(Create a sentence) 

500

Whether we see the concert or not, the ball is in your court.

What does this idiom mean?

It is up to you to make the next decision or step.