Use Clues to Infer

Combine details to make an inference the text supports.

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An inference connects a clue in the text with something you know. Pick the conclusion with evidence, not just a possible guess.

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Wet pavement and open umbrellas suggest it has been raining. They do not tell you who won a race.

At the Door

Noor stopped at the classroom door with a wrapped box. She checked the clock, then hid the box behind her back. Inside, classmates whispered and pointed toward the teacher's empty chair. When the teacher arrived, everyone called, 'Surprise!'

1. What is the best-supported inference? The class planned a surprise for the teacher. Noor forgot her lunch. The teacher cancelled class.

2. Which detail suggests the box was meant to stay unseen? The door was open. Noor checked the clock. Noor hid it behind her back.

3. Why might Noor check the clock? She knows the clock is broken. She may be waiting for the teacher to arrive. She wants to measure the box.

4. Which claim is NOT established by the passage? The classmates whispered. The teacher arrived. The box contains a watch.

5. Which clue most directly connects the surprise to the teacher? The class called 'Surprise!' when the teacher arrived. There was a doorway. There was a clock.

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