Past Tense Verbs
She cooks a meal.
She cooked a meal.
What food does the mother make at the beginning of the film?
The mother made bao at the beginning of the film.
The bao wanted as he got older independence.
The bao wanted independence as he got older.
What is the name of the movie?
The name of the movie is Bao.
Does the evidence match the inference?
Inference: The woman was surprised when the bao came to life.
Evidence: The bao started crying when it came to life.
No -the evidence does NOT support the inference! Better evidence: The woman's eyes widened and she jumped backwards when the bao came to life.
They go to the park.
They went to the park.
How do the mother and the bao travel around town at the beginning of the movie?
The mother and the bao travelled by bus at the beginning of the movie.
The women ate the bao.
The woman ate the bao.
Who does the bao want to spend more time with as he gets older?
The bao wanted to spend more time with his friends as he got older.
Does the evidence match the inference?
Inference: The bao wanted independence as he got older.
Evidence: I know this because the bao played soccer with his friends.
No! Even though this detail from the story is true, it does not directly support the inference.
Evidence: I know this because the bao refused to eat the meal his mom cooked and went out with friends instead.
They eat red bean buns while riding the bus.
They ate red bean buns while riding the bus.
How does the bao's appearance change as he gets older?
The bao started wearing glasses/ wore a shirt/ grew facial hair as he got older.
The woman felt surprised when the bao comes to life.
The woman felt surprised when the bao came to life.
Where does the woman take bao when he is young?
The woman took the bao to the park/bakery/grocery store when he was young.
Does the evidence match the inference?
Inference: The son wants to repair his relationship with his mother.
Evidence: I know this because the bao had a sign on his door saying "keep out".
No! This inference is about the woman's human son, but the evidence is about the bao .
Better evidence: I know this because the son went to his mother when she was upset and brought the treats they used to eat when he was young.
He takes a can of soda out of the fridge and shuts his bedroom door.
He took a can of soda out of the fridge and shut his bedroom door.
What does the bao do right before he leaves in a convertible car with his friends?
The bao put on sunglasses right before he left in a convertible car with his friends.
The woman kept the bao close to her when he is young because she wanted keep him saf.
The woman kept the bao close to her when he was young because she wanted to keep him safe.
Why did the woman feel sad when the bao went out on his own?
The woman felt sad when the bao went out on his own because she missed him/ felt lonely.
Inference: The man was going to work at the beginning of the movie.
What evidence can we use to support this inference?
The man took his briefcase and waved goodbye to the woman at the beginning of the movie.
As the bao grows older, he wants more independence.
As the bao grew older, he wanted more independence.
What activity does the family do together at the end of the movie, and why is the mother impressed by her son's fiancée?
At the end of the movie, the family made bao together. The mother was impressed by her son's fiancée because she made perfect bao.
The bao toke on the role of a childe in the woman life.
The bao took on the role of a child in the woman's life.
What are the themes of the movie?
The themes of the movie are family/parenthood/growing up/letting go/independence/love/loneliness/change.
Inference: The woman has made bao many times before.
What evidence can we use to support this inference?
The woman made perfectly-shaped bao quickly at the beginning of the movie.