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Inferences Worksheet 1
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.

Every day 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 the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was
“presentable,” as Alice had often said.
he is a cleaner
1. What type of job does Paul do? ____________________________________________________
How do you know this?
his muddy boots off on the step of the front porch

she is his wife she like to be clean


2. Describe Alice: ___________________________________________________________________
What in the text supports your description?
alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far like a wife will do
; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.

wife and husband


3. What relationship do Paul and Alice have? _____________________________________________
Why do you feel this way?
because he would eat dinner with her
she inatructed paul to presentable,”

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his
emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand,
Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find
something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him
a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room.
Boom! Mom sighed.

4. Why is Max upset? ________________________________________________________________


because it is raining

How do you know this?


max b4roke out into full sob

to go on a picnic
5. What was Mom planning on doing today? ______________________________________________
What in the text supports your description?
she began to un pack the picnic basket
“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.
it brock
6. What happened to the window? ______________________________________________________

How do you know this?

she noticed shattered glass from the picture window

he brock the wondow


he was scared
7. Why did Tommy leave? ____________________________________________________________

What in the text supports your description?

bwcause his mother yelled

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