Making an Inference Game

1. Making an Inference Game

2. What is an Inference? When someone asks you a question and you can’t find the answer right there in the story You need to use the clues in the story & Your brain!!

3. How to play: • The teacher will draw 4 large circles on the board. A B C D

4. How to play: • You should be sitting with your partner • Take out one white board to keep track of points. • Each group should have 15 sticky notes. • Put both partner names on each sticky note (give 5 min) • Careful not to touch the sticky part too much.

5. How to play: • The teacher will read a small passage to the class. • With your partner you will need to decide which answer is correct. (The teacher will use a timer for 2 min) • When the timer goes off~ you will take one of your sticky notes and place it in the circle of the answer that you think is correct.

6. Scoring: • The teacher will give the answer • If you get the answer correct then either you or your partner can come up and grab your sticky note and save it. • Beckett will clear the sticky notes off the other circles. (wrong answers) • Then the teacher will ask who can prove the answer for a bonus point. These can be marked on your white board. • At the end of the game we will take a tally of how many sticky notes and bonus points each pair has. Then hand out some rewards.

7. Ready to Play???? Remember to talk quietly so the other groups don’t hear your answers

8. The Earl’s Supper John Montagu loved to play cards. He could play for hours at a time. He would not stop to eat or sleep. Once he played all day and night. He got hungry. He wondered what he could eat without having to leave the game. Then he had an idea. He told his servants to bring him meat between two pieces of bread. His friends thought this was a wonderful way to eat. Other people liked it too. They named this way of eating after John Montagu. By now you may have guessed his full name. It was Hon Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. • Montagu asked for meat between two pieces of bread … a. So that he would not get the cards dirty. b. Because he thought it would bring him luck. c. Because there were no plates in the house. A

9. The Earl’s Supper John Montagu loved to play cards. He could play for hours at a time. He would not stop to eat or sleep. Once he played all day and night. He got hungry. He wondered what he could eat without having to leave the game. Then he had an idea. He told his servants to bring him meat between two pieces of bread. His friends thought this was a wonderful way to eat. Other people liked it too. They named this way of eating after John Montagu. By now you may have guessed his full name. It was Hon Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. • People called this kind of food a … a. Montagu b. Sandwich c. snack B

10. The Earl’s Supper John Montagu loved to play cards. He could play for hours at a time. He would not stop to eat or sleep. Once he played all day and night. He got hungry. He wondered what he could eat without having to leave the game. Then he had an idea. He told his servants to bring him meat between two pieces of bread. His friends thought this was a wonderful way to eat. Other people liked it too. They named this way of eating after John Montagu. By now you may have guessed his full name. It was Hon Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. • From the story we can guess that John Montagu was … a. tall b. foolish c. rich C

11. The Earl’s Supper John Montagu loved to play cards. He could play for hours at a time. He would not stop to eat or sleep. Once he played all day and night. He got hungry. He wondered what he could eat without having to leave the game. Then he had an idea. He told his servants to bring him meat between two pieces of bread. His friends thought this was a wonderful way to eat. Other people liked it too. They named this way of eating after John Montagu. By now you may have guessed his full name. It was Hon Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. • We can also guess that … • Montagu won the card game. • Montagu ate this kind of supper again. • Montagu’s friends didn’t like playing cards with him. B

12. The Running Fish“The grunion are running!” You may hear these words in California on summer nights. Grunion are small, silvery fish. They “run” on the night of a full or new moon, when the tide is at its highest. A wave washes the grunion up on the beach. Each female digs a hole with her tail. Then she lays her eggs. The next high wave washes the fish back out to sea. The eggs hatch about ten days later. The baby fish work their way up through the sand. They catch a wave out to sea. Grunion are good to eat. People try to catch them, but grunion can tell when there are many people on the beach. They will swim along the coast and find another place to lay their eggs. • The grunion eggs hatch … a. after a week. • In the sand. • In the sea. B

13. The Running Fish“The grunion are running!” You may hear these words in California on summer nights. Grunion are small, silvery fish. They “run” on the night of a full or new moon, when the tide is at its highest. A wave washes the grunion up on the beach. Each female digs a hole with her tail. Then she lays her eggs. The next high wave washes the fish back out to sea. The eggs hatch about ten days later. The baby fish work their way up through the sand. They catch a wave out to sea. Grunion are good to eat. People try to catch them, but grunion can tell when there are many people on the beach. They will swim along the coast and find another place to lay their eggs. 2. You won’t catch any grunion … a. in daylight. b. during the summer. c. in California. A

14. The Running Fish“The grunion are running!” You may hear these words in California on summer nights. Grunion are small, silvery fish. They “run” on the night of a full or new moon, when the tide is at its highest. A wave washes the grunion up on the beach. Each female digs a hole with her tail. Then she lays her eggs. The next high wave washes the fish back out to sea. The eggs hatch about ten days later. The baby fish work their way up through the sand. They catch a wave out to sea. Grunion are good to eat. People try to catch them, but grunion can tell when there are many people on the beach. They will swim along the coast and find another place to lay their eggs. • Grunion are hard to catch because … a. they’re very big fish. b. you never can tell when they’ll be running. c. they can tell when there are people on the beach. C

15. The Running Fish“The grunion are running!” You may hear these words in California on summer nights. Grunion are small, silvery fish. They “run” on the night of a full or new moon, when the tide is at its highest. A wave washes the grunion up on the beach. Each female digs a hole with her tail. Then she lays her eggs. The next high wave washes the fish back out to sea. The eggs hatch about ten days later. The baby fish work their way up through the sand. They catch a wave out to sea. Grunion are good to eat. People try to catch them, but grunion can tell when there are many people on the beach. They will swim along the coast and find another place to lay their eggs. • When a baby grunion goes out to sea, it .. a. Will look for its parents. b. Does not really need its parents. c. Is afraid of the waves. B

16. Paper MoneyHave you ever looked closely at a five dollar bill? Tiny red and blue fibers are all over the paper. If you hold the bill up to the light, you will see a picture. It is called a watermark. Each bill also has a number that sparkles and changes color. Another number is so small, you need a magnifying glass to read it. All these things make U.S paper money hard to copy. Which sentence is most likely true? a. No one ever tries to copy United States paper money. b. The U.S does not want anyone to copy its money c. You need a magnifying glass to use U.S. money. B

17. On the StepsJim was sitting on the steps to his house. He was reading a book. He was also waiting for his friends to come over. Suddenly, something tickled Jim’s arm. He scratched his arm. A few minutes later it happened again. This time Jim saw that an ant was crawling up his arm. There were ants on the steps, too. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Jim is sitting near an ant hill b. Jim’s friends brought ants. c. Jim was reading about ants. A

18. A Greek WordIn the Greek language rhinos means “nose”. Can you see this Greek word in the English word rhinoceros? This animal certainly has a big nose! Other English words have rhinos in them, too. A rhinovirus might affect your nose. This virus is what people get when they have a cold. Which sentence is most likely true? a. A nose doctor is called a rhinologist. b. A rhinoceros gets a lot of colds. c. The Greek language is full of viruses. A

19. RogerRoger heard a noise. It was a car coming down the street. Even though he was taking a nap, Roger just had to see who it was. He padded over to the fence. It wasn’t a car. It was a truck! Maybe it was the workman he had met yesterday. In a flash, Roger scampered out of his yard. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Roger is a neighborhood dog. b. Roger is a friendly boy. c. Roger is bored with workmen. A

20. In Coober PedyCoober Pedy is a small mining town. It is the southern part of Australia. The temperature there is usually 100 degrees in the summer. Some people in Coober Pedy have made their homes in old mines. They escape the heat by living in underground tunnels. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Coober Pedy has no regular houses. b. It is cooler to live underground c. Miners prefer to live underground B

21. Getting ReadyBrian smeared white cream all over his face. He put on a round fake nose. He used read cream to make big spots on his cheeks. He painted on a big red smile, too. He used black to make up his eyes. Finally Brian put on a funny orange wig. EACH SENTENCE HAS A CLUE Which sentence is most likely true? a. Brian is going to be a cat for Halloween b. Brian is protecting himself from the sun. c. Brian will perform as a circus clown. C

22. In the NightMost people do their sleeping during the day. But many wild creatures do not. Mice do much of their roaming at night. It’s harder for foxes to hunt them in the dark. When otters live near people, they are more active at night. A dragonfly sheds its skin at night. It takes a few hours for the new adult’s wings to grow strong. By morning the dragonfly is ready to fly away. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Otters like to live near people b. It is safer for some animals at night c. Wild animals have more fun at night. B