Inferencing Activity

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Jason knew that he would be in trouble if his parentscaught him coming into the house. His muddy feet and

clothes had to come o. Jason had made a huge mudpuddle in his backyard, and before he knew it, he wascovered with mud from head to toe. If he could just getupstairs without being caught, then he could get in theshower, and he wouldn't get in trouble. uietly he sneaked

into the house and peeked around the corners as hemoved toward the stairs. He was almost to his room! Hisheart was pumping and the blood was roaring in his ears.He put his foot on the last stair when his sister stepped out

on to the landing and yelled, "#ou better not let mom seeyou!" Jason rolled his eyes and ran into his room. He drewa breath of relief$ he had made it to his room undetectedby his parents. %efore he could enjoy the moment, heheard a loud, familiar voice, "Jason, come down here

immediately! I need to talk to you!"


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&. #ou can tell that

a. Jason has a good relationship with his sister.

b. Jason was scared that his parents would discover how muddyhe was.

c. Jason is out of shape.

d. Jason played in the mud at a neighbor's house.

. (t the end of the passage, you can infer that

a. Jason's parents are angry.b. Jason's parents want to ask him how is day was.

c. his sister is calling his name.

d. Jason's bedroom is downstairs.

). *hen Jason reaches his room, he plans to

a. call his best friend.

b. take a shower.

c. work on the computer.

d. change his clothes and go back outside.


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Horses were his life. He was hoping that he would geta horse for +hristmas, but he knew his family couldn'taord one. He had been working at the local barntaking care of others' horses and saving his money.He knew he didn't have enough money to buy ahorse. aydreaming and dragging along to work on-aturday morning, he stumbled into his boss. hatwas odd, James didn't know why his boss was there.

he boss rarely worked with horses since he had a lotof paperwork to do. Just then, his parents drove upalong with the owner of his favorite horse, /reo. Hisboss began to e0plain that /reo's owner had to move

out of state and couldn't take his horse with him.James stood there shocked and bewildered as theytold him that /reo would be his if he wanted him./reo's owner said, "I think you'll need this," as he

handed him /reo's saddle.


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1. #ou can tell that Jason's boss

a. knows that Jason deserves the horse.

b. doesn't like /reo's owner.

c. works in stalls with Jason most of the time.

d. wants Jason to take better care of /reo.

2. *hen the owner gives Jason /reo's saddle, you can infer

a. that the owner wants Jason to saddle the horse, so the owner

can ride him.b. that /reo has not been trained with a saddle.

c. that Jason has enough money to pay for this saddle.

d. the owner wants to give /reo to Jason.

3. he mood 4the feeling created by reading a selection5 at thebeginning of the story is

a. hopelessness.

b. con6dence.

c. confusing.

d. mysterious.


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-uperstitions came to be in ancient timesbecause people didn't understand what washappening in the world. 7or e0ample, the people

didn't understand diseases. *hen someone wassick, they thought that spirits or demons madehim ill. o cure the sick person, they followedsuperstitious customs, hoping to control the evil

sprits. ( long time ago in 8reece, mothers hadways to protect their sleeping babies fromwitches and other evil spirits. *hen a mother putthe baby to sleep, she would sing a lullaby. 9e0t,

she would stand in front of the 6re and turnaround three times. %y performing this ritual, themother would believe her baby was safe.-uperstitions are still believed today.


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:. #ou can tell that people in ancient 8reece were

a. very superstitious.

b. like to sing.

c. sick a lot.

d. afraid of 6re.

;. *hen a mom put her baby to sleep, you caninfer that

a. she thought that evil spirits would do harm toher baby.

b. the baby had to listen to a song, or the infantwouldn't go to sleep.

c. she put garlic around the baby's neck.

d. she put the 6re out.


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Jewelry is one way that people show their lovefor gemstones. /ne of the most populargemstones is the blue topa


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?. #ou can tell that

a. the color of the stone determines what the stonewill be called.

b. the >ondon blue topa< is the most populargemstone.

c. for the topa< to turn colors, it has to be heat=treated.

d. the blue topa< is very e0pensive because it has tobe heat=treated.

&@. he author suggests that

a. many people have not heard of the blue topa


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1. b.

2. a.

3. b.

4. a.

5. d.

6. a.

7. a.

8. a.

9. c.

10. c.


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*hat are fossilsB 7ossils serve as a blueprint forwhat happened on the earth millions of years ago.%y studying fossils, scientists can learn what kinds

of animals and plants lived on the earth a long timeago. 7ossils are the preserved remains or imprintsof plants and animals that lived in other geologicaleras on earth. 7or a fossil to form, a plant or animal

must have been buried, so that neither air norother animals could get at it. >iving things havealways been buried or encased in mud. 7ore0ample, have you ever seen a 6sh fossilB

-cientists even discovered a wooly mammoth deepin the ice in 9orth (merica. *hen fossils have beencollected and categori


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&. #ou can tell that

a. it must have been diCcult for the mammoth to get stuck inice.

b. no one uses geological records.

c. fossils are sometimes blue.

d. all dierent si


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Have you ever seen a peacockB #ou probablyhave seen the peacock from the +hannel wotelevision station from Houston$ they use the

colorful bird as a station symbol. he beautiful tailof the peacock has many shiny colors. hepeacock roosts in tops of trees. uring the day,they forage for food on the ground. he male

peacock tries to lure the female "peahen" byusing his colorful tail. -ome people believe that ifa peacock's feather gets inside the house that itis bad luck. hey say that the "eye" or circle at

the top of the feather is an "evil" eye that bringsbad luck to the owner. he peacock has abeautiful tail, roots in trees, and is a symbol for atelevision station.


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1. he peacock can best described as

a. a good luck symbol.

b. a shy and timid bird.

c. an animal that has a lot of intrigue about it.

d. ugly creature.

2. 7rom the evidence in the passage, you can saya. that people would throw away a peacockfeather if it was in the house.

b. that the peacock's feather is mostly black.

c. that the peacock's feathers are used in piecesof art.

d. that the peacock is used at all television

stations


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Daty sadly put her last suitcase in the car. -he planned to walkinside the only home she had known for thirteen years. Her dadhad been transferred to another state, and he had to movebecause they needed the money. Daty had already said

goodbye to her best friend, 8abby, who lived ne0t door. -hehad told 8abby not to come over because Daty and her familyhad to pack their belongings. he truth was that she couldn'tbear to say goodbye to her friend and the house she loved.Daty made her 6nal walk through the house as she silently said

goodbye to each room. *hen she 6nally reached her room, shetook a good, long look at it, and closed the door. (s she turnedaround to head for the front door, her parents were standing afew feet from her. Her mom

started, "*e know you are sad, Daty, but you'll love the newhouse and make new friends." Daty nodded her head as thetears dripped out her eyes. Her dad gave her an envelope. (sDaty opened it, she began to smile. -he pulled a round=tripairplane ticket out of the envelope and hugged her parents.-aying goodbye to 8abby wouldn't be that bad after all sincethey had something to look forward to in the near future.


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3. %ased on the evidence in the passage, you can tell that Daty

a. will miss her old home.

b. is looking forward to seeing her new home.

c. will not write or call 8abby.

d. is mad at her parents.

:. he mood at the end of the selection after Daty opened theenvelope is

a. e0cited.b. depressed.

c. apathetic or she didn't care.

d. boredom.

;. *hat will Daty probably do with the airplane ticketsB

a. -he will sell the tickets to 8abby.

b. -he will Ey to Furope.

c. -he will Ey back to see 8abby.

d. -he will keep them and not use them for several years.


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9ot many days were left. Juanita was going to beskiing down a mountainside in three days.-ometimes she felt like her insides would e0plode

when she thought about the trip. -he was soe0cited that it was getting harder and harder tosleep at night. It was her 6rst time to ski, but

Juanita felt like she was "born to ski." Fvery night

she talked to her dad about skiing, and hee0plained how to ski to her. -he thought she coulddo it. hey 6nally made it to the ski slopes, andJuanita was ready to solo. Her heart was racing as

she pushed o from the top. rees, bushes, andchildren


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?. #ou can infer that Juanita

a. was an0ious about her trip.

b. didn't want to take ski lessons.c. panicked on top of the mountain.

d. fell down the mountain.

&@. he author suggests that beginningskiers use the

a. bunny slope.b. most challenging slope.

c. any slope they want to ski on.

d. black slope.


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