Inference Practice

Brain Break: Would you rather be able to touch the top of the sky or the deepest part of the ocean?

Brain Break: Would you rather work for a company that makes movies or a company that makes video and web games?

Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are know for their loyalty and gentleness.

Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay, Thor," he said. "Dad says we will like California."

What is happening?

Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said.

You can tell shoes made before 1800:

_______________ in fiction is a reasonable conclusion or judgment about some element of a story based on information given in the story and the reader's personal knowledge of how the world works.

_______________ in fiction is a reasonable conclusion or judgment about some element of a story based on information given in the story and the reader's personal knowledge of how the world works.