WEEK 1

Making Inferences: Choose Me!

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objectives:
 Grasp the meaning of inference
 Express assumptions based on the situation

Making Inference
An inference is an assumption that you make about something that you see, read, or
experience.

Directions: Read each sentence and choose the inference that would be best. Draw a
picture that matches your choice.

1. The floor is wet.

o Juan spilled his juice.
o Juan played the ball.
o Juan sang a song.

2. He cooks food all day long.

o He works in a clothing store.
o He works in a restaurant.
o He works in a zoo.

3. Pamela pack a basket of food.

o Pamela is going to take a nap.
o Pamela is going on a picnic.
o Pamela is going to a bank.

4. Alberto grabbed Juan’s backpack by mistake.

o Alberto is mean.
o The bag is old.
o Alberto’s bag and Juan’s backpacks look alike.

5. An ice cream vendor passed by. Many children bought ice cream. Some chose
mango flavor, chocolate flavor, and cheese flavor. What can you infer about the
weather? ______________________

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 6. Niko is a six year- old child. He goes home crying while holding his knee. What
can you infer about Niko’s knee? _________________________

7. Maria is making a reviewer and she stays up late at night. What can you infer
about the school’s activity for tomorrow? _____________________

8. The students are working in a group outside their classroom and they have
speakers with them. What can you infer about the students’ activity?
________________________

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WEEK 2
Making Inferences: Where Am I?

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:

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Objectives:
 Make an educated guess about the location of the character
 Provide evidence to support your answer

Directions: Read each passage below. Write where you think the passage is happening.

1. The room was dark and quiet. We heard Carlo and his mother come in the front
door talking. I heard two girls in the corner giggle nervously. Another girl told
them to be quiet. I hid behind the table where the cake and presents were set out.
The tension in the room grew as we waited for them to open the door.

2. I arrived early for my appointment. The place was busy and smelled of chemicals.
I found a place to sit and wait. The lady next to me had a towel around her head. I
heard a blow dryer in the distance. It was loud over the music that was playing.

3. As I entered the door, I thought this was a great way to end the day. The
chalkboard menu had a list of specialties, like milk teas and shakes. I looked at all
the flavors. Chocolate is my favorite, but avocado graham sounded good, too.
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4. I sat on the bench while Mother and Brownie went into the room. I was a little
worried about Brownie, but I knew that he would get good care. As I waited I
watched a tiny puppy went toward the lady with a cat in her arms. The lady at the
desk talked to a man with who was buying medicine.
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5. Last Sunday, there were many people because of different promos. As a result,
there were many long lines in each counter. On the other hand, my mother and I
were starting to get the items such as shampoo, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, soap,
and etc..

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 WEEK 3
Making Inferences: What is My Job?

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objectives:
•Make an educated guess about the occupation of the character
•Provide evidence to support your answer

Directions: Read each passage carefully. Then, write the job of each character
based on the short description.

1. Richard is a big, strong man and he’s not afraid of very much at all. He helps
to rescue people from their homes when there is an emergency. Richard gets
to slide down a tall poll every day and he especially loves driving his big, red
truck with loud sirens on.

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2. Linda works in a place where everybody calls her by her surname, Mrs Reyes.
She loves helping children to learn new things, especially if it involves
numbers and stories. Linda’s favourite thing about her job is that she gets to
play lots of different games at play time with children, even though she’s a
grown up.
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3. Clara spends most of her days talking to cats and dogs in a silly voice. Their
owners are sometimes very worried when they come to see her so it’s
important that Claire is always happy and positive. She gets ready for work by
tying her hair back and putting on her long, white coat.
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4. Marco is a brave man. He undergoes hard training. He needs to be strong and

clever. Every day, he wears a blue uniform and holds a gun. Also, he deals
with bad guys such as snatcher, hold upper, and the like.
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5. You may want to have my phone number around just in case your house has a
leaky pipe! My services come in handy when your house is having problems
with the kitchen sink, faucet, or bath tub.

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Making Inferences: Inspector, Help!

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objective:
 Provide syntheses and assumptions regarding the given situation

Directions: Inspector, help! , thank goodness you’re here! A little boy’s bike has been
stolen but there is a witness. Read the statements below to find out more about the crime.

Most people in this street had already gone to bed so there was nobody around.

1. What time of day did the crime happen?

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All of a sudden I saw a tall, thin person with a beard coming around the corner.

2. Was the criminal a man or a woman? _________________________

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I thought it was strange because the person grabbed the little boy’s bike and
removed the training wheels.

4. How many wheels would the bicycle have if you found it?

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The person picked the bicycle up and ran way but I think they took it to the
cemetery.

5. The person picked the bicycle up and ran way but I think they took it to the
cemetery.

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 Week 5
Making Inferences: Spot the Inference!

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objectives:
•Make an educated guess about the location of the character
•Provide evidence to support your answer

Directions: Read the short passage. Then, answer the questions below.

It was a hot, sunny day and Edwardo was playing in the sand with his
friends. This was Edwardo’s favorite type of day out because he always
loved riding the donkeys, building sand castles and swimming in the salty
sea. After Edwardo and his friends finished their game they ran over to
Edwardo’s Mom because they heard the music from an ice cream van
nearby.

1. Where was Edward?

______________________________________________

2. How did you find this out?

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3. Was it a special treat for Edward to be there?

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4. How did you find this out?

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5. What did Edward and his friends hope to get when they ran over to his Mom?
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6. How did you find this out?

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 WEEK 6
Making Inference: How Do You Know?

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objective:
 Formulate inferences based on the given details in each paragraph

Directions: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask
you to make a logical inference based on textual details. Explain your answer by
referencing the text.

Every day after work Paulo took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.
Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off
his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag
tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the
garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as
he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had
often said.

1. What type of job does Paul do?_____________________________

2. How do you know this? __________________________________
3. Describe Alice _______________________________________________
4. What relationship do Paul and Alice have? _____________________________

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to
contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping
the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There,
there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket
that was on the counter and offered him
a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up the
living room Boom! Mom sighed.

5. Why is Max upset? ______________________

6. How do you know this?
7. What was Mom planning on doing today?

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WEEK 7
Making Inference: Support, Please!

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objective:
 Make assumptions by answering the given questions

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  Provide details to support the answer

Directions: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask
you to make a logical inference based on textual details. Explain your answer by
referencing the text.

“Tonyo!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tonyo,” she continued shouting, “I
sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the
kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the
picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m going to kill
you, Tonyo!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.

1. What happened to the window?

2. Why did Tommy leave?
3. What details in the text support your answer?

Today was a special day in Ms. Tolentino’s class. Some of the children were walking around the
room, some of them were standing in small groups, and some of them were at their desks, putting
finishing touches on cardboard mailboxes. After coloring a cool flame on the side of his racecar
mailbox, Johnny hopped off his chair, strutted over to Veronica’s desk, and dropped a small
white envelope into her princess castle mailbox. Veronica blushed and played with her hair.
While this was happening, Bernardo was frantically trying to put a small white envelope into
everyone’s mailbox. After giving one to Ms. Tolentino, Bernardo pulled out a medium-sized red
envelope from his pocket. He blushed and tried to put it in Veronica’s mailbox, but it wouldn’t
quite fit. Bernardo struggled with it for a few seconds and then ran off with the envelope.
Veronica rolled her eyes and popped her gum.

4. Which boy does Veronica like?

5. Why did Bernardo run?
6. What details in the text support your answer?

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 WEEK 8
Making Inference: I Deserve an Explanation!

Name: Date:
Mentor: Mentor’s Signature:
Objective:
 Construct presumption by answering the questions
 Provide explanation to support your answer

Directions: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask
you to make a logical inference based on textual details. Explain your answer by
referencing the text.

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Jenny looked in the mirror at the bright red pustule on her nose. She poked at it carefully,
afraid that it might burst on her dress. It was large and painful. The more she prodded it,
the larger it got. This is not how it was supposed to go! Gina thought to herself. Then she
began crying. Her mother yelled up the stairs, "Jenny! Eric is here!" This news made
Jenny even more distraught. Now her makeup was running and just as she feared, some
of it got on her dress. "Why me? Why today?" Jenny lamented to herself between sobs
and gasps.

1. Why is Jenny upset at the beginning of the passage?

2. Who is Eric? Explain your answer.

Rico ran into his house, slamming the door behind him. He threw his book bag on the
floor and plopped onto the couch. After playing basketball the whole afternoon, he ate
some pizza and fell asleep with a slice on his stomach and his feet on his book bag. When
Rico came home from school the next day, he was noticeably disappointed. He balled up
his report card and placed it inside a soup can in the garbage. He then flipped the soup
can upside down in the garbage can and arranged loose pieces of trash over it. As he
plopped down on the couch, he let out a sigh and picked up the ball.

3. Why Rico is disappointed?

4. Why does Rico put the report card in a soup can?
5. Was Rico’s report card good or bad and why was it like that?

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