Making Inferences — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. "Please open your math books to page twelve," said the teacher.
Asking students to open math books is something a teacher says in a classroom.
2. "Shh, please use a quiet voice near the shelves," whispered the librarian.
Quiet voices and book shelves are clues that this person works in a library.
3. "Let me listen to your heartbeat with this stethoscope," said the doctor.
A stethoscope for listening to a heartbeat is a doctor's special tool.
4. "Stay low and crawl toward the exit sign," yelled the firefighter.
Telling people to stay low and crawl out during danger is a firefighter's job.
5. "Your library card lets you borrow three books today," said the librarian.
Library cards and borrowing books are clues that point to the librarian.
6. "Please take a deep breath and say ahh," said the doctor.
Checking a patient's throat by saying ahh is something a doctor does during a visit.
7. "Line up quietly for recess after you finish writing," said the teacher.
Lining up for recess after writing is a clue that a teacher is speaking in school.
8. "Our truck has a long ladder and a water hose on top," explained the firefighter.
Trucks with ladders and hoses belong to firefighters who put out fires.
9. "This shot will help protect you from getting sick," said the doctor.
Giving shots to prevent illness is part of a doctor's important job.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
"Please raise your hand before answering."
→ Teacher
Doctor
"Return this book by next Friday."
→ Librarian
Firefighter
"Put on this helmet before we enter."
→ Firefighter
Librarian
"I will check your ears with this light."
→ Doctor
Teacher
Raising hands points to teachers, returning books to librarians, helmets to firefighters, and ear checks to doctors.