Making Inferences in your reading

A guess as to what is happening

An educated guess based on information found within a passage

Knowledge that is shared

Information

Cooking techniques

Sherlock Bones' deductions

Uncle Paleo's accident

The study of Sherlock Bones

By analyzing his handwriting

By observing his body language

By examining his personal belongings

By asking him direct questions

The sound of footsteps

The presence of smoke

The broken glasses

The slow and heavy footsteps

Uncle Paleo has long hair

Uncle Paleo has dirty hair

Uncle Paleo's hair was burned

Uncle Paleo's hair is naturally black

He stepped in something sticky

He is wearing lead shoes

He is tired from putting out the fire

He has a physical disability

Uncle Paleo's broken glasses

The sound of the smoke detector

The black smudges on Uncle Paleo's face

The slow and heavy footsteps

Ignore background knowledge

Focus only on the main characters

Look for more clues in the text

Rely solely on the author's explanations

happy

angry

The boy and the dog will swim through the puddle.

The boy and the dog will walk through the puddle.