10 questions
Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?
The oven has turned off.
Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.
I have a head and a tail. My favorite number is one. I am made of copper. I am lucky if you pick me up. What am I?
four leaf clover
leaf
penny
dime
An inference is...
Text evidence + what you know
Retelling a text
Making a guess without evidence
Information written directly into the text.
Mike had fun hiking in the woods and doing crafts. He also really enjoyed the campfire sing-a-long and had made a lot of new friends. Still, he was glad that tomorrow he would be going home.
Where is Mike?
at camp
at a slumber party
on a picnic
in California
Alyssa has pink shoes, a pink coat, a pink hat and a pink bracelet on. What can you infer about Alyssa?
She doesn't like pink.
Her favorite color is blue.
Her Grandma is 100
Her favorite color is pink.
Dasha won first prize for a drawing competition. What can you infer about Dasha?
She doesn't like to draw.
She's really good at drawing.
She can ride a bike.
She ate a bike.
Greg won a story telling contest. What can you infer?
Greg is creative.
Greg has beautiful voice.
Greg looks like a character from Minecraft.
Greg has 3 legs.
Robert scored 3 goals in one game. What can you infer?
He is a great soccer player.
He loves the Baltimore Ravens.
He sings like Justice Beaver.
He smells like roses.
You see snowflakes coming down outside and you can smell hot cocoa cooking on the stove. You see red and green decorations all around the house. What time of year can you infer that it is?
Thanksgiving
Valentine's Day
Christmas
4th of July
Dalton twisted the handlebars from side to side, trying to keep the bicycle upright. His feet pumped the pedals, and as the bike picked up speed he found he could steer it much more easily. “Look, I’m doing it!” he shouted.
What do you know based on the text?
Dalton just learned to ride a bike.
Dalton got a job delivering papers.
Dalton just got a new bike.
Dalton is very clumsy.