IREAD Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions

Question 1

Maya put on her raincoat and grabbed her umbrella before heading out the door. What can you infer about the weather?

Accepted Answer

It is raining or likely to rain.

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It is sunny and warm outside.

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It is snowing heavily.

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It is very windy but dry.

Question 2

After reading a passage, a student asks what the text reveals about a character's feelings even though the author never uses the word sad. This student is practicing which reading skill?

Accepted Answer

Making an inference

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Summarizing

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Finding the main idea

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Identifying text features

Question 3

Tom's stomach growled loudly. He looked at the clock—it was 2:00 p.m. and he hadn't eaten since breakfast. What can you infer?

Accepted Answer

Tom is hungry and wants to eat.

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Tom is nervous about something.

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Tom is tired and needs to sleep.

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Tom is excited about an afternoon activity.

Question 4

When you make an inference while reading, you combine clues from the text with ___.

Accepted Answer

your own knowledge and experience

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the title and cover illustration only

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the glossary definitions

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the table of contents

Question 5

A passage says: 'The children cheered, clapped, and danced around the room.' What can you most likely infer about the children?

Accepted Answer

The children are happy and excited.

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The children are bored.

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The children are frightened.

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The children are confused.

Question 6

Which piece of evidence from a story would best help you infer that a character is nervous?

Accepted Answer

Her hands shook and she kept looking at the door.

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She laughed and smiled at her friends.

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She sang her favorite song out loud.

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She sat comfortably in her chair and read a book.

Question 7

A reader finishes a story and says, 'Even though it wasn't written, I think the character will return to fix her mistake.' This reader is ___.

Accepted Answer

drawing a conclusion

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summarizing the story

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identifying the theme

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finding text features