Tom was angry after his sports team lost a game. He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him. His teammates sat in stunned silence. Hannah was excitedly opening a present. As soon as the gift was in her reach, she grabbed it and began ripping off the wrapping paper while giggling and squealing with delight. Fred was sad when he saw a picture of his deceased wife Molly while paying for chocolate at a shop. He quickly paid and left to spend a lonely night at home.

1. Inference detectives: Looking for clues
Read the excerpts and write your inferences in the box below.
Think about . . .
• Who the character might be (old, young, sporty, brainy etc) •
• What kind of person the character is (kind, thoughtful, nasty, selfish, etc) •
• How the character is feeling at that moment and why
• Where and when this action is taking place
1 Tom clenched his fists until the knuckles were white. He sighed deeply, stood up and
stormed toward the door without saying another word. He opened the door and slammed it behind
him. His ten team mates sat staring at each other in stunned silence.
Tom’s team had lost a game of sport and his team said that it didn’t matter but he refused
to listen.
2 Hannah’s eyes grew as big as saucers and she began to clap her tiny hands together. As
soon as the present was within reach, she grabbed it and began ripping off the paper. She was
giggling and squealing with delight.
hannah has been waiting for this all year and was over exited
3 Fred hobbled toward the counter. He reached into his pocket and with a shaking hand pulled
out his old leather wallet. As he got his money out, he noticed the picture of his wife Molly. All of a
sudden his eyes became sad and after paying for his chocolate he quickly put his wallet back into
his pocket. Thanking the shop assistant he left the shop and headed home for a lonely night in
fred remembered his dead wife, molly and the way she dyed made him miserable.