Making an inference involves guessing what is not explicitly stated based on available information. It requires using evidence and clues from a source to support conclusions and involves stating something that can be backed by concrete details. Questions that require inferences ask about what a source conveys regarding topics not directly mentioned or what can be understood from sources, pushing readers to draw out implied information.

2. MAKING INFERENCES
What is the meaning of making an inference?
to guess and find out what is not clearly stated based on
given information
inferring is something that we do everyday without even
realizing it

3. Making inferences also involves
stating something that can be supported by
concrete clues in the source
the evidence must provide the explanation
for the inferences made

4. Questions that require you to infer
can take the following forms
What does the source tell you about…?
. What do you think the writer/cartoonist is trying to say
about…?
. What can you tell from the source about…?
. What can you learn from the sources about…?

5. These questions require you to infer,
that is, to draw out information that is
not clearly stated in the source..

6. Workbook, Pg 27-28 Activity 1
Pg 29-30 Activity 2