G on DRAWING CONCLUSIONS AND MAKING INFERENCES
To the Student In FOCUS on Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences, Book G, you will read passages and answer questions. You will practice using the reading strategy called Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences. You will learn about the strategy on the Learn About pages. You will see a sample passage, sample questions, and sample answer choices on the Lesson Preview pages. Then you will practice using the strategy in twenty lessons. Each lesson has a passage and five questions. After you finish reading the passage, answer the five questions. For the first four questions, fill in the correct answers on the Answer Form on page 53. Or, you may fill in the correct answers directly on the page. For the fifth question, write the answer on the lines provided on the page. Fill in the circle on the Answer Form to show that you have completed the fifth question. Use the Tracking Chart on page 47 to show when you have finished each lesson and to show the number of questions that you answered correctly. After each group of five lessons, you will complete a self-assessment to see how you are doing. So... FOCUS and enjoy! Acknowledgments Product Development Design and Production Project Developer and Editor: Dale Lyle Project Designer: Susan Hawk Writer: Helen Byers Art and Photo Credits: Reviewer: Mary McNary Pgs. 6, 10, 14, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 2006 Jupiter Images, Inc. Shutterstock.com: pg. 2 Stephen Coburn, pg. 4 Craig Wactor, pg. 8 Sasha Davas and myrthe krook, pg. 16 Michael De Gasperis, pg. 18 Elena Ray, pg. 20 Graca Victoria, pg. 22 Scott L. Praegitzer, pg. 26 Cody DeLong, pg. 34 Cliff Deputy pg. 12 Fruits & Vegetables/Getty Images pg. 44 Transportation/Corel ISBN 0-7609-3886-5 2006 Curriculum Associates, Inc. North Billerica, MA 01862 No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without written permission from the publisher. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Table of Contents Learn About Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences...2 Lesson Preview...4 Lesson 1 From the Farm to You...6 Lesson 2 Xena s Rice Pilaf...8 Lesson 3 The Blind Men and the Elephant...10 Lesson 4 Shiitake Mushrooms...12 Lesson 5 Silly and Sorry...14 Lesson 6 Run for Life!...16 Lesson 7 Stage Fright, Opening Night...18 Lesson 8 Smart Art...20 Lesson 9 Caw of the Raven...22 Lesson 10 Invasion of the Fig...24 Lesson 11 Elementary...26 Lesson 12 Talking Tracks...28 Lesson 13 The Student Who Couldn t Stay Awake...30 Lesson 14 The Best Medicine...32 Lesson 15 Some Adventure!...34 Lesson 16 Our Uncle Bob...36 Lesson 17 The Longest Dance...38 Lesson 18 Little Black Dress...40 Lesson 19 The Music That Drove People Crazy...42 Lesson 20 On the Way to San Cristóbal...44 Tracking Chart...47 Self-Assessment 1, Lessons 1 5...48 Self-Assessment 2, Lessons 6 10...49 Self-Assessment 3, Lessons 11 15...50 Self-Assessment 4, Lessons 16 20...51 Self-Assessment 5, Lessons 1 20...52 Answer Form...53
Learn About Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences Not all information is directly stated in a reading passage; some is merely suggested or hinted at. But you can figure out information that is not directly stated by thinking about what is directly stated, along with what you already know from your own life. Figuring out information that is not directly stated is called drawing conclusions and making inferences. Read this paragraph about Alex. As you read, think about the information that is given, as well as what you already know. Alex settled himself on the gleaming black bench, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, ready to make music on his favorite instrument. Opening his eyes, he let his glance fall to his fingers, which were spread and motionlessly hovering in the air space just above the black and white keys. At that moment, his fingers did not look like fingers that were about to spring into motion; they looked like the long, slender fingers of a wax puppet, suspended by invisible threads. But suddenly the hovering fingers dropped and just as suddenly, a terrible sound rang out. Alex shuddered uncontrollably. It was out of tune again! 2
The passage lets you know that Alex sat down to play a musical instrument, but the passage does not tell you exactly what the musical instrument is. How can you figure that out? To figure out information that is not directly stated, think about the information that is directly stated. The passage tells you that Alex sat on a shiny black bench, with his fingers spread above black and white keys. When he played, there was a terrible sound that made Alex believe that the instrument was out of tune again. Then think about what you already know yourself about these details. You know that people often sit on a bench to play the piano, they play the piano with their fingers, and a piano has black and white keys. You may also know that to sound right, a piano needs to be tuned because it can get out of tune. From the details in the passage and from what you already know, you can figure out that the musical instrument Alex sat down to play was a piano. Details in Passage Alex sat at a black bench. The instrument had black and white keys. Alex used his fingers to play. It sounded out of tune. What You Already Know Most pianos have a bench. Pianos have black and white keys that are played with the fingers. Pianos can get out of tune. + = Conclusion or Inference Alex sat down to play a piano. From what the paragraph tells you and from what you already know, you can figure out that Alex sat down to play a piano. Remember: Figuring out information that is not directly stated is called drawing conclusions and making inferences. 3
Lesson 1 Read this advertisement for a farmers market. As you read, think about the information that is directly stated as well as what you already know. This will help you figure out information that is not directly stated. From the Farm to You Old Mill parking lot, 5 Waterwheel Way, Goodriver Valley, Oregon June 17 September 16, 2006 Saturdays, 8 A.M. 7 P.M. The Farmers Market brings the freshest produce you can buy straight from our farms to you! OUR VEGETABLES include seasonal beans, broccoli, squash, cucumbers, peppers, corn, leeks, scallions, onions, shallots, beets, carrots, radishes, arugula, spinach, lettuce, and chard. OUR FINE HERBS include mint, oregano, basil, sage, marjoram, and parsley. OUR FRUITS include seasonal grapes, peaches, apricots, pears, plums, melons, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. OUR DAIRY PRODUCTS include the freshest butter, milk, cream, and cheeses. OUR CHICKENS EGGS are large, brown, and laid the day you buy them. We now have HOMEMADE GOODS to tempt you, too! Try the juices, jams, jellies, muffins, pies, and breads. Don t miss the RAW HONEY from our local busy bees! It s all pesticide-free, fresh, and cheap! Support your local farmers! Help us celebrate our tenth year. 6
Answer these questions about the advertisement. 1. You can determine from this advertisement that the Farmers Market is located in an old mill. in a town called Old Mill. in a town called Waterwheel. in a town called Goodriver Valley. 3. The word seasonal in the advertisement suggests that all the listed fruits and vegetables are available in June. none of the listed fruits and vegetables are available in June. beans and grapes are available only in the fall. the fruits and vegetables become available as they ripen. 2. Details in the advertisement suggest that the market sells goods from farms all over the world. farms all over the country. more than one farm in the area. one farm in the area. 4. The advertisement says that the farmers market goods are all pesticide-free. This suggests that they have all been sprayed with pesticides. none of them have been sprayed with pesticides. they are all being given away for free. they are all free of insects. 5. How long has the farmers market probably been doing business? 7