Inferencing 1
John bought a bag of Puppy Chunks. What kind of pet does John have?
A puppy
Kimberly won first prize for a drawing competition. What can you infer about Kimberly?
She Likes to draw
The kitchen was clean when Mom went to work. When she came home, it was a mess. Dishes were in the sink; the counter was untidy and empty glasses were on the table. What had happened?
Someone made a snack/a meal and did not clean up.
Karen knew as soon as she saw her son that he had passed his math test. How did she know?
He looked happy.
Nick wandered into the living room and slid into a chair. Bella looked up, noticed Nick's football uniform, and asked, "Leaving for your game?" Nick pointed at the window and sighed. Thick raindrops slid down the glass
The game was rained out.
Timmy was in his room. He said, "We must be having chicken for breakfast." How did he know that?
He smelled chicken cooking.
Abby stopped wearing glasses. She sees as well as she did while she wore glasses. What happened?
Abby is wearing contact lenses.
Marlon was baking some cookies but then he got an important call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke-filled kitchen. What happened?
He forgot about the cookies and they were burning.
It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack. Before Sue left the house, she probably
picked up an umbrella/raincoat.
Nikki remembered it was a holiday as soon as she arrived at school. What happened?
No one was at school.
Trevor's mom wanted to buy him three pairs of pants. He picked out three pairs that each cost $2000. After mom looked in her purse, she asked Trevor to put one of them back. Why?
She did not have enough money
Shanice bought some flowers from the store. A few days later they died. What happened?
She forgot to water them.
A student sat on a chair in front of a large screen. The lights were adjusted. Then the student smiled, and the camera clicked. Then the next student sat on the chair. What was happening?
It was school picture day.
Sam has to walk with crutches for a few weeks and then go back for another Xray. What happened?
Sam broke his leg.
After the storm, the news reported that many homes were destroyed or severely damaged by the storm. Ken's family felt lucky. Why?
Their house did not get much damage or did not get damaged.
Patients were taken to hospitals in nearby towns during the blackout. Why were these patients moved?
They needed to move to a full-functioning hospital so that they can receive the care they need; they needed to be connected to machines and their original hospital did not have power/electricity.
Mary saw a truck with furniture being moved out next door. What is happening next door?
The neighbours are moving in/out.
The noisy classroom fell silent as soon as Mrs. Barker stepped through the door. The students shuffled nervously, their eyes darting back and forth from the broom in James' hand to the broken light swinging overhead.
What do you know based on the text?
James broke the light with the broom.
Troy wants to be healthier. He exercises now and eats healthy foods. What foods will Troy try not to eat?
Junk food, sugar, ice cream, candy
The boy looked at the cover and read the title. He looked at the pictures and some of the words. He went back to the beginning and began. WHAT IS THE BOY DOING?
Reading a book.
Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard or long for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk.
It is likely that:
She got a bad grade/she failed the test.
Ray set the timer for 40 minutes and the temperature for 350 degrees. What is Ray doing?
Cooking or Baking
The boys were playing cricket in the school parking lot. They hit the ball and heard glass shatter. What happened?
The ball broke a window.
Helen looked sad as she watched the rain outside. She was supposed to go to a pool party today. What happened?
She was not able to go to the pool party.
Sarah tried out for the major role in the play. When the list came out for who was in the play, Sarah felt very sad. What happened?
She did not get the part she wanted.