Making Inferences — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Polar bears have thick white fur and swim in icy water, so they live where it is cold.
Thick fur and icy water are clues that polar bears live in a very cold habitat.
2. Cactus plants store water in their stems and grow in dry sand, so they live in a desert.
Storing water and growing in dry sand tell us a cactus lives in the desert.
3. Frogs use sticky tongues to catch bugs near ponds and lily pads, so they live in a wetland.
Ponds, lily pads, and bug hunting are features of a wetland habitat for frogs.
4. This tool has sharp metal teeth and a long handle for cutting wood, so it is a saw.
Sharp teeth and a handle used for cutting wood describe a saw.
5. This object has a round face with numbers and two moving hands, so it is a clock.
A round face with numbers and hands are the main features of a clock.
6. Monkeys swing through tall trees and eat ripe fruit in warm, rainy places, so they live in a rainforest.
Tall trees, fruit, and warm rainy weather point to a rainforest habitat.
7. This device has a cord and heating coils inside to make bread crispy, so it is a toaster.
Heating coils that toast bread are the key features of a toaster.
8. Camels have wide feet and humps for storing fat to cross hot sandy lands, so they live in a desert.
Wide feet for sand and humps for storing fat are clues that camels live in the desert.
9. This item has bristles and a long handle for sweeping dust off the floor, so it is a broom.
Bristles and a long handle used for sweeping are features of a broom.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Fish with gills and fins swim in salty water
→ Ocean
Bicycle
An object with pedals, wheels, and handlebars
→ Bicycle
Grassland
An animal with long legs that runs fast across grass
→ Grassland
Hammer
A tool with a flat end used to pound nails
→ Hammer
Ocean
Salty water points to ocean, pedals to bicycle, grass running to grassland, and pounding nails to hammer.