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Welcome! Today we will become reading detectives by making inferences using text evidence.
An inference is a smart guess based on clues. You combine what you read with what you already know.
Text evidence is the proof right on the page. You use these exact facts to support your idea.
When you put text clues together with your own experience, you form a clear inference.
✏️ Worked example
Read the passage: 'Maya blew out the candles on her cake while her friends cheered.' What can you infer about the event?
- Find the text evidence: 'blew out candles' and 'cake'.
- Recall prior knowledge: People blow out cake candles on birthdays.
- Combine the evidence and knowledge.
- Infer that Maya is celebrating her birthday party.
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