Tom was upset after an interaction with his ten teammates, clenching his fists until they turned white before storming out of the locker room and slamming the door behind him in stunned silence. Hannah, who was likely young like age two or three, was delighted to receive a birthday present, ripping off the wrapping paper while giggling and squealing. Fred, who was older and had a bad hip as he hobbled, became sad after seeing a picture of his deceased wife Molly in his wallet while paying for chocolate at a shop, then returning home for a lonely night watching TV.

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 he is a young and sporty person.
He is upset,miserable and disappointed.
He’s miserable because his team mates might of let him down or done something wrong.
It’s taking place in the boys locker room because it said that his ten team mates were
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.
I think she’s young like two or three and she’s delighted and excited because it’s her
birthday maybe and she’s getting a present.
It’s in the kitchen maybe because she said her eyes were as large as saucers.
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 would of been old and had a bad hip because it said he hobbled to the counter.
He could of been divorced and then something bad happened to his x-wife and he’s sad
about it.