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Choose a reasonable inference supported by details in an original short passage.
8 authored questions + worked example
When Amira reached the classroom, drops fell from her umbrella onto the mat. She hung her damp coat by the door and wiped her glasses. Through the window, the playground puddles were still rippling. She checked the sky before putting her umbrella away.
Answer: It had been raining outside
The damp coat, dripping umbrella and rippling puddles together support rain.
All 8 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
Maya reached the library just after the doors had been locked. A sign pointed to a slot labeled Returns. She checked the title on her book, slid it into the slot and wrote the date in her notebook. She did not need to wait for the doors to open.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: The slot let her return a book while the library was closed
The Returns label and her successful drop-off after closing support an after-hours return.
Question 2
Jonah’s group had three ideas for the display. He listened while each classmate explained one, then asked which materials were already available. Together they combined two ideas and wrote down a job for each person. Jonah placed his own first sketch underneath the shared plan.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: He was willing to build a plan with others
Listening, asking about materials and combining ideas show collaboration rather than insisting on his own first plan.
Question 3
When Amira reached the classroom, drops fell from her umbrella onto the mat. She hung her damp coat by the door and wiped her glasses. Through the window, the playground puddles were still rippling. She checked the sky before putting her umbrella away.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: It had been raining outside
The damp coat, dripping umbrella and rippling puddles together support rain.
Question 4
Luis practiced his short talk twice at home. At the front of the room, he gripped his note card and took a slow breath. His first sentence was quiet. When he saw his friend nod, he looked up and spoke more clearly.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: Nervous about speaking
The gripped card, slow breath and quiet first sentence suggest nervousness; his clearer speech shows a change.
Question 5
The gate would not stay closed. Each gust swung it open, and the latch scraped the post. Priya found the loose screws, tightened them and tested the gate three times. When another gust came, the gate stayed against the post.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: To check whether her repair worked
Testing after tightening and watching it stay closed show she was checking the repair.
Question 6
Dara put a fresh sheet beside the torn drawing. Instead of throwing the old one away, she studied its creases and copied the parts she liked. She changed the crowded corner, leaving room for a title. The new page kept the same idea in a clearer layout.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: She used the earlier attempt to improve her work
She studied and kept useful parts, then changed the crowded area, showing revision rather than simply starting blindly.
Question 7
At the park, Eli reached for the last sandwich. Then he noticed his younger cousin looking into an empty lunch box. Eli paused, cut the sandwich in half and slid one half across the blanket. He began eating only after his cousin picked it up.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: To share with his cousin
The cousin’s empty lunch box, the pause and the offered half support sharing.
Question 8
The class’s first paper boat sank when coins were placed at one end. In the next trial, they spread the same coins across the bottom. The boat stayed level longer. In their notes, they circled the word placement and kept the total number of coins unchanged.
Find clues in the passage. Choose an idea those clues support, without adding a new fact.
Answer: How the coins’ positions affected the boat
They changed where the coins sat while keeping their number the same, focusing on placement.