Tom became angry during a meeting with his sports team and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him. His teammates were left in stunned silence. Hannah was excitedly opening her birthday present, giggling and squealing with delight. Fred, an old man, went to the shop looking sad after seeing a picture of his late wife in his wallet. He paid for his purchase and returned home for a lonely night watching television.

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.
I think Tom is a young sporty nasty person.Right now he might be feeling bulled.Right now
Tom is in a clubroom
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.
She is a little 4 year old girl and a very kind girl.I think she is in her mum and dad’s
room she might be very ecticted.
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
front of the television.
He is a old man and a very kind person right now he is very sad and he is in a shop