1. Inferencing Grade 3 Reading SOL 3.5b, g
Text created by Angela Johnson-Drummond
Edited by Tamara Letter, ITRT (HCPS)

2. What is inferencing? Inferencing is…
Using something you already know, or something you’ve already done to help you answer a question.
What I Read + What I Know = What I Infer

3. If I was thinking of a stoplight, what color would I give to an inferencing question?

4. Hardest: I have to use my brain to figure it out using something I’ve seen, done, or read.
Harder: I can prove it, but it might take some time to find. I might have to think about it, or do more than one thing.
Easy: “right there”, I can prove my answer with something I see.

5. Inferencing questions are RED LIGHT questions!
STOP!
READ!
THINK!

6. Inferences What I Read + What I Know = What I Infer
The waves crashed against the beach. Thunder cracked and lightning lit the sky.The wind howled and bent trees over sideways. People put shutters on their windows, bought supplies, and were ready.
What were the people expecting?
What I Read
waves crashed
wind howled
bent trees
shutters on
windows
bought supplies
What I Know
People who live in Florida get ready for hurricanes by buying supplies and putting up shutters
What I Infer
The people were expecting a hurricane.

7. A. There was an earthquake. B. A squirrel is loose in the kitchen.
The room was a mess! Pots and pans were piled in the sink. Drawers and cabinets were flung open. Chocolate chips dotted the floor and empty cartons were on a sticky counter, but the smell was delicious.
Which of these is a reasonable inference?
A. There was an earthquake.
B. A squirrel is loose in the kitchen.
Someone is making cookies.
There was a food fight!

8. A. funeral B. wedding high school dance birthday party
The young woman looked down at her long dress. She felt like a princess. She and the others stood in the hall. They listened to the music. Then she heard the cue. She walked down the aisle as she held her flowers.
2. What is the setting of the story?
A. funeral
B. wedding
high school dance
birthday party

9. The bear ate lots of nuts and fish. Her fur got thick
The bear ate lots of nuts and fish. Her fur got thick. She prepared her den. The leaves fell from the trees and the days turned colder.
3. What was the bear getting ready to do?
A. eat breakfast
B. have a birthday party
visit with family
hibernate for winter

10. to buy a pair of roller skates
The girl saved all her money. It was exactly what she wanted. She imagined gliding down the road pedaling effortlessly. She finally had enough money to make her dream come true.
4. What was the little girl’s dream?
A. to buy a bicycle
B. to buy a scooter
to buy a new skateboard
to buy a pair of roller skates

11. A. on a farm B. in the zoo during a picnic at the fair
There are many things to see. Many farm animals are on display. The midway is full of people playing games and eating food. There is also a place where you go on different rides.
5. Where does this story take place?
A. on a farm
B. in the zoo
during a picnic
at the fair

12. The man measures the wood and uses a saw to cut it
The man measures the wood and uses a saw to cut it. He puts the wood in place and hammers nails into it. He continues until the entire wall is built.
6. What is this man’s job?
A. He is a waiter.
B. He is a carpenter.
He is a baker.
He is a fireman.

13. A. whether to turn in her homework B. whether to skip school
The decision was difficult. No one would find out. Sara was the only one that would know. It would guarantee her a good grade, but was it worth it? Would she feel really proud passing this way?
7. What was Sara’s struggle?
A. whether to turn in her homework
B. whether to skip school
whether to cheat
whether to hide her report card
from her parents

14. REMEMBER… Inferencing questions are RED LIGHT questions!
STOP!
READ!
THINK!

15. Inferences What I Read + What I Know = What I Infer
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