When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you ______.
summarize
identify the main idea
infer
2. Multiple Choice
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Inferencing means _____.
understanding exactly what the text says
using logic to read between the lines
using word parts to decode an unknown word
3. Multiple Choice
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When you read 'between the lines' you ______.
make an educated guess about things that aren't written down
look for the very small print in between the lines of a book
stop and think about each line before you read on
4. Multiple Choice
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Which statement about an inference is correct?
An inference is based only on what a text says.
An inference always turns out to be right.
An inference requires that you use clues.
5. Multiple Choice
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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 could make?
Justina is doing her homework.
Justina is babysitting her brother.
Traffic is slow due to the weather.
6. Multiple Choice
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Your mother is wearing a rain coat. When she comes inside, she puts down an umbrella. The best inference you could make is that _____.
she is picking your brother up from school
she needs to go grocery shopping
it is raining outside
7. Multiple Choice
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Terrence is camping alone. It is dry and windy out. He falls asleep in his sleeping bag near the blazing campfire. What is the best inference you could make?
The fire may spread.
Someone will stop by.
There will be a hurricane.
8. Multiple Choice
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A girl tells you her cat's name is Grumpy Gus. You might infer that the cat ____.