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    Paul works an outdoor job that makes him muddy and dusty, and his wife Alice has strict rules about cleaning up before coming inside. Valerie receives a letter about her relation John from the military that upsets her. Tommy breaks his mother's window with a baseball and leaves, likely because he knows he will be in trouble. Ruby receives a letter that gives her hope and courage but scares her too, so she hides it from her husband Max for now.

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    Paul works an outdoor job that makes him muddy and dusty, and his wife Alice has strict rules about cleaning up before coming inside. Valerie receives a letter about her relation John from the military that upsets her. Tommy breaks his mother's window with a baseball and leaves, likely because he knows he will be in trouble. Ruby receives a letter that gives her hope and courage but scares her too, so she hides it from her husband Max for now.

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    Paul works an outdoor job that makes him muddy and dusty, and his wife Alice has strict rules about cleaning up before coming inside. Valerie receives a letter about her relation John from the military that upsets her. Tommy breaks his mother's window with a baseball and leaves, likely because he knows he will be in trouble. Ruby receives a letter that gives her hope and courage but scares her too, so she hides it from her husband Max for now.

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    Making Inferences Worksheet

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    Paul works an outdoor job that makes him muddy and dusty, and his wife Alice has strict rules about cleaning up before coming inside. Valerie receives a letter about her relation John from the military that upsets her. Tommy breaks his mother's window with a baseball and leaves, likely because he knows he will be in trouble. Ruby receives a letter that gives her hope and courage but scares her too, so she hides it from her husband Max for now.

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    Name: ________________________________

    Inference vs. Evidence


    Directions: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask you to
    make a logical inference based on textual details. Explain your answer by referencing the text.

    Everyday after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have
    a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw
    them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every
    morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went
    straight up stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was
    “presentable,” as Alice had often said.

    Question Inference Evidence


    your evidence-based guess at the facts from the text you used to
    answer to the question answer the question

    1. What type of job


    does Paul work?

    2. What kind of
    personality does
    Alice have?

    3. What kind of
    relationship do Paul
    and Alice have?

    Valerie opened up the letter from the military department. She felt the pit of her stomach drop to
    the bottom of the earth before she even opened it. She knew it was news about John. As she read
    the first line, she thought of all of the lunches she had packed him and all the nights she tucked him in
    his bed and warded off the nighttime monsters. The man carrying the flag put his hand on her
    shoulder. She thought of the day that John signed up for the military. Her tears wet the letter. She
    stopped reading after the first line.

    Question Inference Evidence


    your evidence-based guess at the facts from the text you used to
    answer to the question answer the question

    4. What does the


    letter say?

    5. What is Valerie’s
    relationship to
    John?
    “Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I
    sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the
    kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the
    picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m going to kill you,
    Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.

    Question Inference Evidence


    your evidence-based guess at the facts from the text you used to
    answer to the question answer the question

    6. What happened to
    the window?

    7. Why did Tommy


    leave?

    Ruby sat on the bed she shared with her husband, holding the letter. There was something thrilling
    and, at the same time, terrifying about the letter. Taking a deep, thoughtful breath, Ruby read the
    letter yet again, reassuring herself that, at least in one person’s eyes, she did have what it takes to
    reach her goals. After all these years of waiting and summoning her courage, scrimping and saving,
    was she finally going to take the opportunity she had been denied those many years ago? Ruby
    tucked the letter back under the mattress. No, today wasn’t the day to tell Max. She had to wait
    until just the right moment; a good day when Max was full of smiles and hope and good humor.
    Maybe once spring arrived, carrying with it the promise of sunshine and more work, she would
    muster the courage to approach her husband.

    Question Inference Evidence


    your evidence-based guess at the facts from the text you used to
    answer to the question answer the question

    8. Why does the letter


    mean so much to
    Ruby?

    9. Why doesn’t Ruby


    tell Max about the
    letter?

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