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Reading Week 6 Reading Task - Inference Webquest Start at this [|website:] Read the page and answer the following questions in complete sentences.
 * 1) What is an inference? An inference is when you use clues from the text to figure out something the author hasn't told you in the text
 * 2) What had Ted concluded? No one was home
 * 3) What clues in the first story helped you to make that inference? No lights were on and no one answered


 * 1) Why wasn’t Patti going to work? She was sick


 * 1) What clues in the story helped you make that inference? She sneezed and she was warm and she had a headache

Complete the website above until you get a 100%. Directions: Now that you have practiced, answer the following questions to the best of your ability! Take your time and underline the clues. Shanay had __never__ seen so __many fish__ before. She __looked__ around at the __huge tanks__ and could __see hundreds of fish__, __crabs, shrimp,__ and all other __amazing creatures__ completely __surrounding__ her. She __never thought__ she could __feel like__ she was __completely underwater__, yet l __still__ be __completely dry__. __Michael__ felt __completely sad__ and __completely alone__. He had __always__ counted on his __grandfather__ for __help__ and for __guidance__. Now, __without him__ he __wasn’t__ sure what he could do. The __feeling made__ him even __more__ __adamantly opposed__ to __drunk driving__. The __house__ was __completely dark__, except for the __few candles__ that had been __lit__ and the __flashlights__ that were being __carried by Malik__ and __I__. A __terrible storm__ was __raging outside__ and we __wondered__ when we would __get power__ again. Mother __ told __ me I __ needed __ to __ stop __, but I __couldn't__ stop now, not when I was so __close__ to __winning.__ My __eyes__ were __fixated__ on the __television__ and the __controller__ was in my hand. I __didn't__ even __see__ my __mother__ when she __walked__ into the __room__. Jamie __couldn't sleep__. She __knew__ she __shouldn't__ have __picked__ that __movie__. Perhaps a __comedy or romance__ would have __suited__ her __better__. Now all she __could think__ of was that __ghostly white face.__ Nikki __wasn't__ much of a __writer__, but oh the __things__ she __could do__ with a __brush__ and __canvas__. You __could give__ her __any type of scene__ and she __could create__ something of __such beauty__. Everyone who __saw__ her __work__ would say __how talented__ she was. It __isn't__ the __most glamorous job.__ I mean, who __wants__ to __stare__ at __pe__ __ ople’s teeth __ all day? I guess it is kind of __ fun __ to __ play __ with the __ tiny brushes __ and __ drills, __ and besides the __ profession pays __ very well. Trayvon __tried__ as __hard__ as he could to __stay awake__. Everyone had __told him__ that __he__ was __real__, but he __needed to see__ for sure. Last year he had __tried to stay awake__ all night, but had fallen __asleep__ around __9:30__ only to __wake up__ in the __morning__ __surrounded__ by __presents.__ What is Trayvon staying up for? (Santa (Christmas)
 * 1) Click on the flower at the bottom of the page and practice. Must get a 100% before you move on to question 7. Done
 * 2) [|Inference Practice] Done
 * 1) Go to this website: [|Be a Critical Reader] and complete the quiz. Done
 * 1) Where is Shanay? At the aquarium
 * 1) What happened to Michael’s grandfather? He died
 * 1) What has happened to the two boys? There was a big storm and the power went out
 * 1) What is the boy doing in front of the TV? Playing video games
 * 1) Why can’t Jamie sleep? She watched a horror or scary movie
 * 1) What is Nikki’s talent? An Artist
 * 1) Where is the person’s job? A Dentist