Inference
Cale got distracted from his plate of cookies, and when he returned to eat, they were gone. He couldn't find them anywhere. However, he discovered a crumb trail leading to his sister's room. What can be inferred to happen while Cale was distracted?
A. Cale ate the cookies.
B. The cookies exploded.
C. Cale ate the family dog.
D. Cale's sister ate the cookies.
D. Cale's sister ate the cookies.
Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sandwich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Mom sighed. Which quotation lets you know Max is upset because it is storming?
A. "A flash from the sky lit up the living room."
B. "Max broke out into a full sob."
C. "She began to unpack the picnic basket..."
B. "Max broke out into a full sob."
When we are citing something from the text, we include...
A. Relevant information from the text
B. Irrelevant information from a different text
C. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long.
What can you infer about Macey?
A. She is angry at her mother
B. She doesn't want glasses
C. She has trouble with making decisions.
C. She has trouble making decisions
Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well. Which quote helps define the setting?
A. "...then the front door slammed shut."
B. "...the cracked glass of the curtainless window..."
C. "Michael woke up with a start."
B. "...the cracked glass of the curtainless window..."
When we infer, we use...
A. Our own background knowledge
B. Information in the text
C. Both A and B
D.Neither A nor B
C. Both A and B
Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness. Based on your reading of the text, you can infer that...
A. Sheep dogs are not smart.
B. Chihuahuas dislike sheepdogs.
C. Sheep dogs are helpful and careful.
C. Sheep dogs are helpful and careful.
1. I love to go into my sister's room. 2. On her shelf she has shiny trophies—gold and silver, tall and short, skinny and wide. All of the trophies have athletes on top swinging golf clubs. 3. My favorite trophy is one that is as tall as my arm is long. "City Champion 2001" it says on its engraved front. 4. It is beautiful and impressive!
Which line supports the inference that the narrator's sister is good at golf?
Line 2.
To cite evidence is to...
A. Quote your favorite author to win an argument
B. Quote the text to back up a claim or inference
C. Quote the text to disprove your own claim or inference
B. Quote the text to back up a claim or inference.
Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said. What can be inferred about shoes from before 1800?
A. Shoes were probably much more uncomfortable.
B. Shoes were much fancier
C. Shoes looked different from each other
A. Shoes were probably much more uncomfortable.
1. The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. 2. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. 3. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 4. Researchers are trying their hardest to bring the falcon back from the cusp of extinction.
which line supports the inference that the Peregrine Falcon population is decreasing because of humans?
Line 3.
Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better.
True or False?
True.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said Where can it be inferred that Paul works?
A. School teacher.
B. Lawyer.
C. Construction worker.
D. Doctor
C. Construction worker.
It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen.
She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down. Which quote supports the inference that it takes place sometime in the afternoon?
A. "It hovered above the waves..."
B. "...till she could walk home from school..."
C. "She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach."
An inference can be formed purely by having background knowledge, with no need for evidence from the text.
True or False?
False.