What happened to Jenna's apartment? Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor.

What problem is Cassie having? Cassie is late for school. her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday.

Learning focus To understand the skill of inference and use it to answer questions. In Years 3 & 4, students are encouraged to: draw inferences about characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and use evidence to justify their ideas. predict what might happen from details stated and implied.

An inference is a guess that a reader makes by combining details from a text and personal knowledge. A reader makes an inference about what is happening. • A conclusion is a judgment about what something means based on facts and details.

To make an inference, look at what the text tells you. Then, ask yourself these questions: Why might the characters act, look, think, or feel the way they do? What could have caused the scene or situation described in the text?

Why does Tony get so frantic? How do you know this? Tony realizes that he doesn't have his car keys. I know this because he is checking his pockets over and over again and he can't get into his car.