Tom became angry during a sports game, clenched his fists until they turned white, took a deep sigh, abruptly stood up and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him. His teammates sat in stunned silence. Hannah, a young child, was opening a birthday present. Her eyes grew wide and she began clapping and giggling with delight as she ripped off the wrapping paper. Fred, an older man, limped to the counter at a shop. When he took out his wallet to pay, he saw a picture of his late wife Molly and became sad. He quickly paid and left to spend a lonely night watching TV 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.
he is a young sporty boy how is kind and thoughful but gets in distress quike and fast . He
is playing hocking and is agrey.
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 exsited and happy person and having a birthday in Mum’s and dad’s room and
is young and and is getting one year older.
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 kind old man and he went to the shop and saw a picture of his wife who die and
went home.