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.
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.
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.
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.
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.