Grade 6 · Reading & language

Infer a setting from several clues

Combine descriptive details to infer a likely setting.

8 authored questions + worked example

Worked example

Rows of returned books waited on a cart. Someone stamped a due date while readers whispered nearby.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

Answer & why

Answer: a library

Several details in the text fit a library; the other settings lack that support.

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All questions

All 8 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

A guide pointed to labels beside old tools. Visitors moved slowly from one display case to the next.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a museum
  2. a playground
  3. a busy kitchen
  4. a sports field
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a museum

Several details in the text fit a museum; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 2

A tent flap snapped in the wind. The group checked its water bottles before following the marked trail.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a theater stage
  2. a campsite
  3. a bookshop
  4. a laboratory bench
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a campsite

Several details in the text fit a campsite; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 3

Rows of returned books waited on a cart. Someone stamped a due date while readers whispered nearby.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a railway platform
  2. a swimming pool
  3. a library
  4. a farm field
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a library

Several details in the text fit a library; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 4

Tickets rustled as the lights dimmed. A curtain rose and the audience became quiet.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a garden shed
  2. a grocery aisle
  3. a theater
  4. a beach
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a theater

Several details in the text fit a theater; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 5

Water dripped from lane ropes. A coach checked a stopwatch beside the diving blocks.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a bus depot
  2. a swimming pool
  3. a pottery studio
  4. a library
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a swimming pool

Several details in the text fit a swimming pool; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 6

The baker dusted a worktop with flour. Warm loaves cooled on metal racks.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a museum gallery
  2. a shoe shop
  3. a bakery
  4. a campsite
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a bakery

Several details in the text fit a bakery; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 7

Passengers checked a departure board. Beyond the platform edge, a train slowed beside the waiting line.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a railway station
  2. a classroom
  3. a farmyard
  4. a greenhouse
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a railway station

Several details in the text fit a railway station; the other settings lack that support.

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Question 8

Tiny pots lined the glass walls. Damp air and trays of young plants filled the bright room.

Which setting is best supported by the details?

  1. a concert hall
  2. a garage
  3. an ice rink
  4. a greenhouse
A hint

Combine at least two clues. Choose a setting supported by both rather than by one isolated word.

Answer & why

Answer: a greenhouse

Several details in the text fit a greenhouse; the other settings lack that support.

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