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Inferences: Created by George Pitlik
Inferences: Created by George Pitlik
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Clues At Recess
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Using Clues
1. You smell smoke.
2. You see smoke coming out of a
house.
3. You hear the siren on a fire truck.
The three clues above suggest
that the house is on fire, and
someone has already called the fire
department.
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B.
Drawing Conclusions
Pretend you are at Wal Mart. As you
are walking down the candy aisle, you
notice a little boy crying and pulling on his
moms skirt as she pushes her cart
towards the front of the store. The closer
she gets towards the front of the store, the
louder the little boy screams.
Lots of things could be wrong with
the little boy, BUT we can probably
conclude that
What do you conclude? Click on the
speaker below to hear what I think. Of
course, I could be wrong.
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More Clues
Pretend you are at the doctors office to get
a shot. That same little boy you saw at Wal Mart
is sitting there screaming his head off just like he
did in the candy aisle. His mom is rocking him in
her arms. He keeps pulling at his right ear
What can you conclude this time?
F. He is still angry about not getting the candy.
G. He has an ear ache.
H. He is scared because he is there for a shot.
J. He just cries a lot.
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her greatest fear came true. She lost her grip on the flag, and
it started to fall. Even though she caught it quickly, Marias face
became red. She felt as if she had made a horrible mistake and
everyone were staring at her.
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A Famous Texan
Claudia Taylor was born in Texas in 1912. As a young child
she was given the name Lady Bird. When she grew up, she
married Lyndon Johnson who became president of the United
States. Lady Bird wanted to do something to make the country
more beautiful.
In 1965 she set up a Committee for a More Beautiful
Capitol. They met once a month and discussed ideas and made
plans. Flowers and bushes were planted all around the city.
Everyone was encouraged to plant flowers on their property.
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the passage,
the reader can
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yards and
playgrounds
improved.
tell that Lady Birds work helped make the country
F friendlier
G prettier
H louder
J bigger
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A Quick Review
When people talk, they dont always say
exactly what they mean. The listener must
figure out what the speaker really means.
Inference in reading is when you need to
use the clues written in a story to draw a
conclusion. In other words, you need to be a
word detective.
You will not always be right when you draw
a conclusion from a story, but the more you try,
the more skilled you will become.
Being a good reader and word detective is
a good thing!
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