Students fix three incorrect inferences about character behavior — a locker-slamming student described as excited, a packed restaurant labeled as serving terrible food, and someone checking their watch called interested. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions about what an inference is, what conclusions require, and what shivering signals. Part C has two short-answer questions about why evidence matters and how inferences differ from stated facts.
Correcting flawed inferences builds the habit of checking whether a conclusion actually fits the evidence.
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Marcus slammed his locker and stomped down the hall, so he must be feeling excited.
Rewrite: Marcus slammed his locker and stomped down the hall, so he must be feeling angry or frustrated.
2. Fix the sentence:
The restaurant was packed and people waited outside, so the food there must be terrible.
Rewrite: The restaurant was packed and people waited outside, so the food there must be popular.
3. Fix the sentence:
Eva checked her watch three times during the meeting, so she must be very interested.
Rewrite: Eva checked her watch three times during the meeting, so she must be bored or in a hurry.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. An inference is a logical guess based on text clues and prior knowledge.
2. When you draw a conclusion, you use evidence from the text to support it.
3. If a character is shivering and blowing on her hands, you can infer she feels cold.
4. Good readers make inferences by combining what the text says with what they already know.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Why is it important to use text evidence when making an inference?
Text evidence makes your inference stronger because it shows your idea is based on facts from the passage, not just a random guess.
2. How is an inference different from a fact stated in the text?
A fact is stated directly by the author, while an inference is something you figure out on your own using clues and background knowledge.
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
Marcus slammed his locker and stomped down the hall, so he must be feeling excited.
Rewrite: Marcus slammed his locker and stomped down the hall, so he must be feeling angry or frustrated.
2) Fix the sentence:
The restaurant was packed and people waited outside, so the food there must be terrible.
Rewrite: The restaurant was packed and people waited outside, so the food there must be popular.
3) Fix the sentence:
Eva checked her watch three times during the meeting, so she must be very interested.
Rewrite: Eva checked her watch three times during the meeting, so she must be bored or in a hurry.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) An inference is a logical guess based on text clues and prior knowledge.
2) When you draw a conclusion, you use evidence from the text to support it.
3) If a character is shivering and blowing on her hands, you can infer she feels cold.
4) Good readers make inferences by combining what the text says with what they already know.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Why is it important to use text evidence when making an inference?
Text evidence makes your inference stronger because it shows your idea is based on facts from the passage, not just a random guess.
2) How is an inference different from a fact stated in the text?
A fact is stated directly by the author, while an inference is something you figure out on your own using clues and background knowledge.
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