Inference

Occupation Inference

100

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

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 refrigerated.

cook or chef

300

She looked at her patient over her clipboard. "It doesn't look good."

doctor or surgeon

400

"Looks like we're going to get some crystallized hydrogen dioxide," Vanessa said, looking at the sky. "Turn on the heat. Maybe an exothermic reaction will make us nice and warm."

chemist or scientist

500

When he came back from overseas, he was like a new man. He stood straighter, his head held proudly. He was no longer skinny but filled out with strength. And when he walked, it was precise and purposeful.

soldier, military man

Time/Era Inference

100

Jennifer jumped out of bed, brushed her teeth, and ran to get her perfectly organized backpack she'd prepared earlier.

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

200

Mr. Arnett smiled as he gathered 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)

300

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! -- went the leaves beneath their feet.

fall, autumn

400

Meredith groaned when she saw the newspaper headlines. The Germans had taken France.

World War II

500

The overseer noted the slaves' progress on the delicate papyrus sheet as they hauled the giant blocks of stone.

ancient Egypt, 3000-5000 years ago

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 if she would ever notice him.

in love

300

Edwin looked down at his shoes. He couldn't meet his mothers' 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 fried chicken. She tried not to look at her room's far corner, where she'd thrown the crumpled up letter.

depressed, rejection? (from the letter)

500

"How did you do this quarter?" Osmar looked her in the eye as he handed her the paper. He stood straight, his chin lifted.

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. My throat was parched. If only some water bottles had survived my plane crash. I stared out into the distance, and I saw a Coca Cola vending machine. But it was only a mirage, just my imagination. I began to cry, but even my tears evaporated quickly in the heat.

desert

300

He stared down from the stone battlements and drew his arrow. "Incoming!" he shouted.

castle

400

Melissa looked at her guidebook. "We can either go to Champs Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, or go swimming in the Seine. 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