Making an Inference

1. Making an Inference What does this mean?

2. EXAMPLE: Making an Inference What does this mean?

3. What you see: What do you know about trucks at houses and people carrying things like a table into the truck? EXAMPLE: Making an Inference “You just get home from school and you see a big truck in your neighbor’s driveway. The front door of the house is propped open and someone is carrying a table to the truck.” “What are the neighbors doing? How do you know that?” What does this mean? Draw your conclusion based on what you see and what you know from prior experience.

4. EXAMPLE: Making an Inference What does this mean?

5. Make inferences In what place are the men in the cartoon?

6. Make inferences In what place are the men in the cartoon?

7. Make inferences What is the man on the left looking for?

8. Make inferences What is the man on the left looking for?

9. Make inferences What motive or reason do the men have for playing instruments?

10. Make inferences What motive or reason do the men have for playing instruments?

11. Jake Tries to Catch a Fish Jake stood on the riverbank. He cast his fishing pole into the deep water. He had been trying to catch a fish for many hours. Alex and Zach laughed as they watched Jake throw the line into the water one more time. Make inferences What kind of person is Jake?

12. Jake Tries to Catch a Fish Jake stood on the riverbank. He cast his fishing pole into the deep water. He had been trying to catch a fish for many hours. Alex and Zach laughed as they watched Jake throw the line into the water one more time. Make inferences How do you think Alex and Zach feel about Jake’s efforts to catch a fish?

13. “It’s hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who’s learning to play the violin.” That’s what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver. Make inferences Draw a conclusion about what happened in the story.

14. Make inferences Draw a conclusion about what happened in the story.

15. Make inferences Draw a conclusion about how Kassandra feels.

16. Questions that ask you to infer: What is the main idea… Predict… Draw a conclusion… (Vocabulary word) most nearly means… Why did (character) do… What might be an appropriate title for this passage? How do you think (character) feels? Make inferences

17. Read the question carefully and reword it so that it is easy to understand. Students should consider: Are you being asked to make a prediction? Make a judgment? Make a summary statement related to the entire passage. Make inferences You are NOT making a guess.

18. 2. Scan the first and lastsentence of each paragraph to identify the paragraph in which the answer is most likely to be found. Make inferences

19. Read quickly again for clues 3. Skim the paragraph for hints related to the question and circle these hints. Often, at least three hints will be present in the passage. Make inferences

20. 4. Consider whether the language is positive or negative. That is, is the subject being treated favorably or in a negative light? Often, certain answer choices can be eliminated because they show a tone or perspective (feeling) that directly contradicts (is opposite) the one presented in the passage. Make inferences

21. 5. Select the best answer using all available specific information as well as an overall impression of the passage. Read more at Suite101: Teach How to Make Inferences on Reading Tests: Answer Multiple Choice Questions by Reading in Between the Lineshttp://www.suite101.com/content/teach-how-to-make-inferences-on-reading-tests-a154187#ixzz1EVIZR6oN Make inferences