Inference

Occupation Inference

100

He jumped onto the truck and they sped toward the burning building.

firefighter, fireman or firewoman

200

Before John put away his knives in his bag, he made sure they were clean and sharp. Then he finished cleaning the counters and making sure everything was in the refrigerator.

cook or chef

300

She looked at the patient laying in bed and said, "I have some good news." 

doctor or surgeon

400

He told his team to be sure to look over their playbooks before they go to bed

coach

Time/Era Inference

100

Jennifer jumped out of bed, brushed her teeth, picked up her backpack and ran out the door. 

morning, time to go to school, approximately 8:00am

200

Mr. Arnett smiled as he picked up all the wrapping paper the kids had left on the floor. The smell of baking gingerbread filled the air.

Christmas Day (just after opening presents)

Emotion Inference

100

"NEVER!" she screamed, throwing the chair against the wall. Then she ran to her room and slammed the door.

angry (really, really angry)

200

Sitting at his desk, he put his chin on his hand and sighed. He wondered how he did so bad on the test. 

sad, depressed, down

300

Edwin looked down at the ground. He couldn't stand to look his parents in their eyes. 

guilty or embarrassed

400

"Sweetheart, don't you think you should get out of bed?" her dad asked gently. Gabby shook her head. She never wanted to get out from under the blankets and stop eating ice cream. She tried not to look at her room's far corner, where she'd thrown the crumpled up letter.

sad, depressed, rejection? (from the letter)

500

Jim had a really big smile on his face when he finally saw his report card. 

proud, confident

Character Inference

100

When he was in third grade, Alfredo wrote his first ladylove a poem for each of the days he knew her. In eighth grade, he played love songs on his banjo guitar outside his girlfriend's window through rain and storm. In high school, he hired a plane to skywrite his new interest's name in the clouds. After college, he trained 12 puppies to bark "Happy Birthday" to his fiancee... and so on.

far too romantic

200

Everyone stared down the dark tunnel, their legs refusing to move. Ivette stepped forward and whipped out her phone as a flashlight. "Don't worry. I'll lead the way!"

brave

300

"Ohhh, you look so amazing," Priscilla told her sweetly. After she left, Priscilla turned to Gennessey and rolled her eyes. "Yeah right."

mean, sarcastic, insincere

400

After getting the assignment, Octavio shoved it into his folder (but not in the pocket). He scribbled down the homework in the back of his notebook, and at the end of the day, he threw everything into his bag. Papers spilled out into the hallway, as he ran for the school doors.

disorganized, messy, does not care about school, makes kind and hardworking teachers cry

500

When I offered Sebastian some of my peanut butter sandwich, he turned away sharply. "I only eat foie gras and caviar," he sniffed. "No thank you!" Then he adjusted his bowtie and left, his nose slightly wrinkled in disgust.

haughty, snobby, conceited, stuck up

Location Inference

100

The Senator stared up at the building. He picked up his suitcase. He had a meeting with the President.

White House, Washington D.C.

200

The air was dry and hot and I was super thirsty. My throat was parched. I wish I had some water bottles, but I saw nothing but sand.  Where am I? 

desert

300

The price had to save the princess from the dragon. Where is the princess?

castle

400

Melissa looked at her guidebook. "We can either go to Champs Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, or go swimming in the Canal. What do you want to do?"

Paris, France

500

"Make sure you wipe the sweat off the machines with a towel," said Omar. "I'm going to go buy a protein shake."

gym