Making Making InferencesInferences

What are inferences?What are inferences?

What is an What is an inference?inference?

You make an inference You make an inference when you use when you use cluesclues from from the story to figure out the story to figure out something that the author something that the author doesn'tdoesn't tell you. tell you.

When you make an When you make an inference, be able to identify inference, be able to identify the the cluesclues that you used. that you used.

What is an inference?What is an inference?

What had Ted concluded? What had Ted concluded?

   Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do.  After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house.  The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer.  Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike,and rode home.

No one was homeNo one was home

Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do.  After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house.  The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer.  Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike,and rode home.

What clues helped you What clues helped you make this inference?make this inference?No lights onNo lights on

No one answeredNo one answered

"Achoo!" Patti sneezed. She sneezed again and then a third time.  She felt very warm and her head hurt.  She dragged herself out of bed and called her boss.  She told her boss she wouldn't be going to work. 

Why wasn’t Patty going to work?Why wasn’t Patty going to work?

She was sick.She was sick.

"Achoo!" Patti sneezed. She sneezed again and then a third time.  She felt very warm and her head hurt.  She dragged herself out of bed and called her boss.  She told her boss she wouldn't be going to work. 

What clues helped you What clues helped you make this inference? make this inference? She sneezedShe sneezed

She was warm and She was warm and had a headachehad a headache

Read the passage your Read the passage your teacher gives you and teacher gives you and answer the questions.answer the questions.