SCENARIOS
When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you
What is infer?
Using logic to read between the lines
What does inferencing means
It is snowing. Your friend Justina is coming to sleep over. She texts you that she's on her way but will be late. What is the BEST inference you can make?
What is traffic is slow due to the weather?
Your mother is wearing a rain coat. When she comes inside, she puts down an umbrella. The Best inferene you could make is that
What is raining outside?
Terrance is camping alone.It is dry and windy outside. He falls asleep in his sleeping bag near the blazing campfire. What is the BEST inference you could make?
What is the fire may spread?
You walk into a room and this is what you see: blood on the floor, an empty birdcage, and a happily purring cat.
What is the cat ate the bird?
"Troy stuttered, blushed and shook as he addressed the crowd."
What is Troy is nervous?
By the time Amy arrived at the café, Juan was drinking his third cup of coffee. "I'm so sorry," she called out when she saw him and gestured to her naked wrist where her watch used to be.
What is Amy was late?
It was May 10th. Jason shut the door to this bedroom. Then he found the present he had hidden in the back of his closet. He wrapped it carefully in pink paper. "Only three days until Sunday!" He thought.
What is Mother's Day is coming up?
A visible sign of something
What is evidence?
The sun was low in the sky. Kay's body ached. Blisters had formed on her hands. She set the rake down on the big pile of leaves and headed for home.
What is Kay had been raking hard providing labor?
"You don't know what you're missing," Susan shouted into the phone over the loud music. "Nah, I'm too tired," Tim said. "Well, suit yourself, but you'll be sorry," Susan replied.
What is Susan was at a party?
"This is my last cigarette," Hal said for the millionth time.
What is Hal was a heavy smoker?
Mom lit three candles. "There that's better," she said. Claire turned off her flashlight. The house was quiet except for the sound of the wind blowing through the trees outside.
What is a storm going on outside?
The act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence.
What is an inference?
Rubin made a mental checklist: Do laundry. Go to supermarket and get groceries. Clean house. Fix hallway light. Change the bed sheets in guest room. Wrap presents. His parents were coming in the morning and he didn't know how he would get everything done.
What is Rubin had a checklist of things that he needed to get done before his parents came?
Carrie heard footsteps behind her. The hair on the back of her neck stood on end. She began to quicken her pace, hoping that whoever was following her wouldn't notice, but at last she gave in to a run.
What is Carrie was trying to get away from the public, or someone following her?
Ms. Hinojosa is pacing back and forth with a thunderous scowl on her face.
What is Ms. Hinojosa is infuriated, extremely mad at her students for not paying attention and doing their work?
The bus was full of children laughing and talking. Ben scratched a mosquito bite on his leg. It had been a fun week, but he was glad that tonight he would be sleeping in his own bed instead of in a sleeping bag.
What is coming back home from a camp?
Something which shows that something else is true or correct
What is a Proof?
As usual, Jim left for school ten minutes later than he should have. His shoelaces were untied and his backpack was unzipped. He had traveled only one block when he heard his mother shout his name. He looked back and saw her waving his brown bag lunch.
What is Jim was late for school as usual?
Ben slammed down the phone. Why did Steve always have to be right? Why didn't he ever listen?
What is Ben was angry with Steve?
James' stomach growled viviously as he stared at the clock. He was counting down the minutes till lunch time
What is James is hungry?
When Ethan woke up, the room was bright with sunlight. He looked at the clock and leapt out of bed. He threw on his clothes, grabbed his backpack and ran out the door without eating breakfast.
What is he is late for school?
Maria woke up in the middle of the night. She had to go to the bathroom. The room was so dark. The house was so quiet. Maria wished that she still shared her room with big sister Laura, but Laura had moved into her own room a few days ago. Maria did not move.
What is she was afraid to move because she was alone?