Daily Mind BuildersTM Inferential Reasoning and Deduction

name that city

Read the true story below, then make an inference
based on the evidence in the story.
1
Many place names in North America began as Native American words for places European
settlers decided to occupy. 2The capital city of the province of Manitoba and one of the
largest cities in Canada took its name from the Cree Indian words for “muddy water.”
3
These words are win nipee. 4The Europeans who settled in this area of muddy water
decided to combine these two words, add a letter or two, and name their settlement pretty
much according to the Cree Indian description of the location. Can you name this large
Canadian city?

Your conclusion: _______________________________________________________

Which sentences have the best evidence to support your conclusion? ______ ______

presidential name game

George Washington was the first president of the United States and his wife, Martha, was
the first, “First Lady.”
Using the letters in the names of the first president and his wife, write smaller
words that match the clues on the lines below. The letters will always be in order
either from left to right or right to left, and may be separated by other letters.
GEORGE & MARTHA WASHINGTON

1. _________________________ clean with soap and water

2. _________________________ a brief written message

3. _________________________ a wood-cutting tool

4. _________________________ a precious stone

5. _________________________ wheat, barley, oats, and others

6. _________________________ part of leg below the knee

7. _________________________ something done to potatoes or bugs

8. _________________________ a bird needs this to fly

9. _________________________ a male sheep, storage on a computer

10. _________________________ a too-hasty skin irritation

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Daily Mind BuildersTM Inferential Reasoning and Deduction

name that city

Read the true story below, then make an inference
based on the evidence in the story.
1
Many place names in North America began as Native American words for places European
settlers decided to occupy. 2The capital city of the province of Manitoba and one of the
largest cities in Canada took its name from the Cree Indian words for “muddy water.”
3
These words are win nipee. 4The Europeans who settled in this area of muddy water
decided to combine these two words, add a letter or two, and name their settlement pretty
much according to the Cree Indian description of the location. Can you name this large
Canadian city?

Winnipeg, the capital of the province of Manitoba

Your conclusion: _______________________________________________________

2
Which sentences have the best evidence to support your conclusion? ______ 3
______

presidential name game

George Washington was the first president of the United States and his wife, Martha, was
the first, “First Lady.”
Using the letters in the names of the first president and his wife, write smaller
words that match the clues on the lines below. The letters will always be in order
either from left to right or right to left, and may be separated by other letters.
GEORGE & MARTHA WASHINGTON

1. WASH
_________________________ clean with soap and water

2. NOTE
_________________________ a brief written message

3. SAW
_________________________ a wood-cutting tool

4. GEM
_________________________ a precious stone

5. GRAIN
_________________________ wheat, barley, oats, and others

6. SHIN
_________________________ part of leg below the knee

7. MASH
_________________________ something done to potatoes or bugs

8. WING
_________________________ a bird needs this to fly

9. RAM
_________________________ a male sheep, storage on a computer

10. RASH
_________________________ a too-hasty skin irritation

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