Bell Inferencing test

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Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. Which inference can you make based on the clues in the reading?

Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning. 

 Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.  

When Joseph walked into the kitchen, he saw muddy paw prints on the floor. His mother's wet coat was hanging on a chair. Below the coat he spotted his mother's rubber shoes. Joseph looked for his dog, Riley. He found Riley, who was soaking wet, lying on the couch panting. Joseph can infer that...

A. Riley dragged the coat outside. 

B. his mother took Riley for a walk in the rain. 

Alexander arrived at his grandmother's house at ten o'clock at night. He saw her car in the driveway and the front door was open. The window was lit with a blue-flickering light. Alexander can infer that...

A. his grandmother was not home. 

B. his grandmother was watching television. 

You are at Wal Mart. As you are walking down the candy aisle, you notice a little boy crying and pulling on his mom's skirt as she pushes her cart towards the front of the store. The closer she gets towards the front of the store, the louder the little boy screams. Lots of things could be wrong with the little boy, BUT we can probably conclude that

A. He wants candy, and his mom said no. 

B. He wants his father. 

You are at the doctor's office to get a shot. There are many children of all ages waiting their turn to see the doctor. That same little boy you saw at Wal Mart is sitting on his mother's lap screaming his head off just like he did in the candy aisle. No matter what she does, he will not stop. What can you conclude this time?

 A. He is still angry about not getting the candy. 

 B. He isn't feeling well.

Analyze the Facebook profile above. What can you infer about this lady based on her profile? Choose all that apply.

 She is in China. 

 She publishes books. 

 She loves her career more than family. 

 She is world-famous with many fans. 

What are three things you can infer from this picture? Use complete sentences.

To say the opposite of the something someone else has said is

predict

contradict

All of the ____________ beds in the hospital were filled after a slew of babies were born on the same night.

neonatal

dictator

Jack has been learning the different constellations at school, so his parents got him a __________________ for his birthday.

telephone

telescope

The _____________ was in on whether the guy was guilty or inocent.

dictation

verdict

A style of art or architecture like the ones found in ancient Greece or Rome.

neoclassical

dictation

They are going to _______________ the choir program so that those that couldn't come can see it.

televise

predict

The groundhog will ____________ whether we have six more weeks of winter or an earlier spring.

predict

televise

The technology of sending and recieving signals and images over long distances by telephone, television, or satelite.

telecommunication

neoclassical

A person who rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutel way.

dictator

predict

Speaking words that someone writes down or that a machine records.

dictation

telecommunication

 
Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.

Which inference can you make based on the clues in the reading?

Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning. 

 Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.  

 
When Joseph walked into the kitchen, he saw muddy paw prints on the floor. His mother's wet coat was hanging on a chair. Below the coat he spotted his mother's rubber shoes. Joseph looked for his dog, Riley. He found Riley, who was soaking wet, lying on the couch panting.

Joseph can infer that...

A. Riley dragged the coat outside. 

B. his mother took Riley for a walk in the rain. 

 
Alexander arrived at his grandmother's house at ten o'clock at night. He saw her car in the driveway and the front door was open. The window was lit with a blue-flickering light.

Alexander can infer that...

A. his grandmother was not home. 

B. his grandmother was watching television. 

 
You are at Wal Mart. As you are walking down the candy aisle, you notice a little boy crying and pulling on his mom's skirt as she pushes her cart towards the front of the store. The closer she gets towards the front of the store, the louder the little boy screams. 

Lots of things could be wrong with the little boy, BUT we can probably conclude that

A. He wants candy, and his mom said no. 

B. He wants his father. 

 
You are at the doctor's office to get a shot. There are many children of all ages waiting their turn to see the doctor. That same little boy you saw at Wal Mart is sitting on his mother's lap screaming his head off just like he did in the candy aisle. No matter what she does, he will not stop.

What can you conclude this time?

 A. He is still angry about not getting the candy. 

 B. He isn't feeling well.

 
Analyze the Facebook profile above. What can you infer about this lady based on her profile? Choose all that apply.

 She is in China. 

 She publishes books. 

 She loves her career more than family. 

 She is world-famous with many fans. 

To say the opposite of the something someone else has said is

predict

contradict

 All of the ____________ beds in the hospital were filled after a slew of babies were born on the same night. 

neonatal

dictator

Jack has been learning the different constellations at school, so his parents got him a  __________________ for his birthday.

telephone

telescope

The _____________ was in on whether the guy was guilty or inocent.

dictation

verdict

A style of art or architecture like the ones found in ancient Greece or Rome.

neoclassical

dictation

They are going to _______________ the choir program so that those that couldn't come can see it.

televise

predict

The groundhog will ____________ whether we have six more weeks of winter or an earlier spring.

predict

televise

The technology of sending and recieving signals and images over long distances by telephone, television, or satelite.

telecommunication

neoclassical

A person who rules a country with total authority, often  in a cruel or brutel way.

dictator

predict

Speaking words that someone writes down or that a machine records.

dictation

telecommunication