Making Inferences — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Sam saw warm sand, big blue waves, and a tall lifeguard chair. Sam is at the beach.
Sand, waves, and lifeguards are clues that point to a beach.
2. Lucy sat at a desk with a pencil and watched the teacher write. Lucy is at school.
Desks, pencils, and teachers are clues for a school setting.
3. Max heard a lion roar and saw a giraffe eat leaves. Max is at the zoo.
Lions and giraffes together are clues for a zoo.
4. Ada pushed a cart past shelves of bread and milk. Ada is at the store.
Carts, bread, and milk shelves are clues for a grocery store.
5. Ben swung higher and higher and slid down the slide. Ben is at the park.
Swings and slides are clues for a park or playground.
6. Mia smelled popcorn and watched a big screen with many seats. Mia is at a movie theater.
Popcorn, big screens, and rows of seats are clues for a movie theater.
7. Jim saw tall trees, heard birds, and stepped over a log. Jim is in the woods.
Tall trees, birds, and logs are clues for woods or a forest.
8. Ella lay in a bed under white sheets while a nurse took her temperature. Ella is at the hospital.
Nurses and hospital beds are clues for a hospital setting.
9. Tom sat on a couch, ate popcorn, and watched TV with his dog. Tom is at home.
A couch, dog, and TV together are clues for home.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Pat saw cows, a barn, and a red tractor.
→ A farm
A farm
Ray smelled chlorine and heard kids splashing.
→ A swimming pool
A swimming pool
Kate saw books on every shelf and whispered quietly.
→ A library
A library
Dan felt snow crunch and saw a frozen pond.
→ A cold winter park
A cold winter park
Cows mean farm, chlorine means pool, books mean library, and snow means winter.