Quarter 4 - Lesson 3

You Can Learn From Others

Drawing Conclusions
Inference

• Inferring means going beyond the

words of the text to make a
judgement about what is not there,
but is implied or hinted.
• what we figure out based on an
experience
• understand when information is
 Making an Inference
• involves using what you know to make
a guess about what you don't know or "I Think"
reading between the lines.
"I
• Readers who make inferences use the
Infer"
clues in the text along with their own "I
experiences to help them figure out Guess"
what is not directly said, "Maybe"
• make connections, and draw
conclusions about the text’s meaning
Inference

"READ BETWEEN
THE LINES"
 INFERENCE
BACKGROUND
CLUE + KNOWLEDGE
S
= CONCLUSION
Sherry's toddler is in bed
upstairs. She hears a bang
and crying.
During their online class,
Samantha's classmates
noticed that her camera
has been glitching and her
mic was being cut off
while she was reporting
for the class
"Achoo! Jose sneezed. He
sneezed and coughed for
several times. He is not
really feeling well with a
terrible headache, cough,
and high fever. He's been
placed in the isolation
 Sally arrives at home at
4:30 and knows that her
mother does not get off of
work until 5. Sally also
sees that the lights are off
in their house.
Let's try this
1. He hears a smoke alarm next door and smells burnt bacon. a. It can be inferred that he is a pet lover

2. He hears his mailbox close and his dog is barking b. He can infer that his son ate a cookie

3. He sees cookie crumbs on the floor and chocolate around his son's mouth c. He can infer that his neighbor burnt her breakfast

4. The floor is covered in shreds of newspaper, and his dog has a small piece of d. He can infer that the postal carrier has delivered her mail
newspaper stuck in his fur

5. He works at a pet store and owns four cats, a lizard, a dog, and a rabbit e. It can be inferred that his dog ate the newspaper
See you next lesson!