Tom angrily stormed out of a room after clenching his fists, leaving his ten stunned teammates sitting in silence. Hannah excitedly ripped open her birthday present, giggling and squealing with delight. Fred sadly paid for chocolate in a shop after seeing a picture of his late wife Molly in his wallet, planning 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.
*Mad because he does not like playing soccer.
*Nasty because he slammed the door.
*He is sporty because he is a teenager.
*Angry because he clenched his fists.
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.
*Hannah was excited because she ripped the wrapping paper when she opened the
presents at her birthday.
*It might of been Hannah’s birthday party.
*She might of been small in between 2 and 5 of age.
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 was in the shop buying something and went to get out his money and saw a picture
of Molly.
*Kind because he said thank you to the shop keeper.Real sad because she only died
recently and he is not happy at all.