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Inferences #1

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  • The phone rang. The teacher answered it. She ran out of the room crying. You can infer that...
    she got bad news.
  • This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I?
    breath
  • I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
    blackboard
  • The wind is blowing. Ugly gray clouds fill the sky. You can hear rumbling in the distance. What is happening?
    a thunderstorm
  • A young girl is crying over a piece of paper with numbers on it. Her mother looks angry. What is the paper?
    her report card
  • Jenny was walking slowly and looking down at the floor. She yawned and stretched. You can infer that she was ...
    tired
  • The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?
    a hole
  • I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?
    a joke
  • Katie woke up. The clock read 8:00. "Oh no!" She threw on her clothes and raced out the door. What can you infer happened to Katie?
    she overslept
  • The man wore a 10 gallon hat. He wore pointed boots and carried a lasso. Who was he?
    cowboy
  • I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
    fire
  • Students were lined up at the classroom door with their backpacks on. You can infer that it is time...
    to leave
  • Opponents in sport skirts knock a lime green fuzzy ball back and forth. What sport am I?
    tennis
  • How do you make an inference?
    use clues, details, and evidence to infer what is happening
  • I make two people out of one. What am I?
    mirror
  • The boy left the office holding his jaw. His mother stopped at the front desk to pay. Where are they?
    dentist
  • I have two hands, but I can not scratch myself. What am I?
    a clock
  • You are finished eating. People are throwing their garbage away. You can infer that...
    lunch is over
  • People say I stink, but I prefer it that way because other animals stay away from me! What am I?
    skunk
  • The cafeteria door locked. The alarm was sounding. You can infer what was happening?
    a fire drill
  • Water hit the windshield. Suds fill the bucket. I'm holding the hose in my hand. What am I doing??
    washing my car
  • Lead is a poison that makes you sick. Flint, Michigan is a town with lead in its water. What can you infer about the people who live in Flint?
    they will be sick from the water