Tom angrily stormed out of a room after clenching his fists, leaving his ten teammates staring in stunned silence, suggesting he was upset about something said to him. Hannah excitedly ripped open a present with glee, giggling and squealing, appearing to be a young child happily receiving a gift. Fred sadly paid for chocolate with a shaking hand, noticing a picture of his wife in his wallet and becoming sad, implying he was a lonely old man missing his deceased wife.

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.
Young sporty upset because someone said something to him. He is was left out.
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 about 4,5 or 6 it might be christmas or a birthday she likes what she sees.
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’s old crumbly and shaky. He is sad because his wife is maybe passed away.