Making Inferences in Informational Text - Level F. Quit
Click on the statement that belongs
in the What the Text Says box.
what the Text Says
what I Already know
Inference
The Exxon Valdez
spilled 11 million
gallons of oll
If this plan had been in
place in 1989, there would
have been loss damage to
the environment.
Now, there is a plan in place that is prepared to deal with a spill of up to 12.6 million gallons of
Overall, the Exxon Valdez oil spil has forever changed the world.
One of the biggest problems after the oil spill was that no one was prepared to handle such a
massive cleanup effort.
In 1989, the Coast Guard only monitored oil tankers through a few areas.
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Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.