1. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Mrs. Issa

2. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Write down the Essential Question in your Reading Notebook:
EQ: How can I make an inference, based on the information that I read?
V: Making Inferences: adding the clues from the text to what you already know to make a guess about something
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3. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Authors don’t always tell every detail or give every bit of information in nonfiction or in fiction stories.
Readers make inferences to supply information that authors leave out.
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4. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Definition:
When you use the clues from the text and add them to what you already know, you are making an inference.
Background Knowledge (What I know)
+ Clues (What the text says)
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An Inference (a “smart guess”)
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5. MONDAY: Read the following passage and then make an inference.
On Saturday, I helped my dad. I pushed the cart and followed him all over the store. Dad put many things in the cart. When we were done, Dad paid for everything. He gasped when he saw the total cost. But if we didn’t come here, we wouldn’t have anything to eat.
Where are they? ____________________
What clues did you use? ___________________
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Tuesday: Read the following passage and then make an inference.
Sam is at the playground. The class is playing a game with two teams. Each team captain is picking people for their team. Sam is the last person to be picked. He won’t pick his head up to the other students and kicks the dirt with his shoe.
How is Sam feeling? ________________
What clues did you use? __________________
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Wednesday: Read the following passage and then make an inference.
Max creeps closer to the spooky old house. Suddenly, he hears a loud “BANG!” Max holds his breath. His heart beats faster. Max tries to run away, but bumps into something tall and hairy.
How is Max feeling? ________________
What clues did you use? ___________________
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Thursday: Read the following passage and then make an inference.
Dad called up to Connie’s room to tell her that her meal was getting cold. There was no answer from her bedroom. Mom went up to her room and found her still underneath the covers. Sunlight was shining in through her shades.
What time of day is it? ____________________
What clues did you use? ___________________
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Friday: Read the following passage and then make an inference.
Tommy and Sarah just got off the school bus. Sarah said, “I smell smoke.” Tommy pointed and yelled, “Sarah, look at the smoke coming out of that house!”
In a moment they both heard what sounded like a fire engine siren.
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The passage suggests that –
The house is on fire, and someone called to report it.
The house is on fire, and no one called to report it.
Someone was burning leaves in the back yard.
This was a fire drill.
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read the following passage and then make an inference.
Maria was on the flag squad that performed at half time during football games. It was the first game that her grandparents and uncle Luigi attended. Maria waved her flag while looking for her family in the large crowd. Just as she spotted her grandmother, her greatest fear came true. She lost her grip on the flag, and it started to fall. Even though she caught it quickly, Maria’s face became red. She felt as if she had made a horrible mistake and everyone were staring at her.
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The passage suggests that Maria almost dropped her flag partly
because she –
A was thinking about the football game
B wasn’t strong enough
C was looking for her family
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