IXL | Draw inferences from a text | 2nd grade language arts

Read the story.

Jonah likes Mr. Wiggins, his new teacher. He tells funny stories and jokes. He wears a colorful bow tie and socks in two different colors every day.

One morning, Jonah puts on one purple sock and one orange sock. He smiles in the mirror, admiring his new look.

What does Jonah put on?

a colorful bow tie and sweater

one purple sock and one orange sock

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question

Read the story.

Jonah likes Mr. Wiggins, his new teacher. He tells funny stories and jokes. He wears a colorful bow tie and socks in two different colors every day.

One morning, Jonah puts on one purple sock and one orange sock. He smiles in the mirror, admiring his new look.

What does Jonah put on?

a colorful bow tie and sweater

one purple sock and one orange sock

key idea

Authors don't always tell you everything. Sometimes, you need to make a guess about something in a story. Use what the story tells you and what you already know about life to make a good guess.

It can help to think about these questions:

What is the character doing or saying?
Why might the character be acting that way?
What do I know about life that can help me figure this out?

Let's look at an example:

Ben ran as fast as he could. He ran past Luke and Archer. "I won!" Ben shouted.

The author doesn't say what Ben is doing, but you can probably figure it out.

The character in this story is running. He runs past two people. Then he says, "I won!"

You probably know from real life that people usually do these things when they are running a race.

So, you can make a good guess that Ben is running a race.

solution

The story says, "Jonah puts on one purple sock and one orange sock." This tells you what Jonah puts on.

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