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Common Assessment 3: Inferencing
Contributed by: Wright
  • 1. Why is Miss Emily so friendly to Samantha?
A) Miss Emily wanted to impress her sister.
B) Samantha's mother asked her to be nice to Samantha.
C) Samantha was the only girl at the party.
D) She respects Samantha for being a poet and understands her.
  • 2. In paragraph 1, what can the reader conclude about the year 1848?
A) People always had parties to meet new people.
B) Young girls didn't know how to write.
C) Young girls didn't get to have much of a say in what they did.
D) Poems were not very popular.
  • 3. "Upon noticing the book and quill in the woman's hands, Samantha figured that she must be Miss Emily." (paragraph 4) What can the reader conclude is a 'quill?'
A) a fork
B) a pen
C) a poem
D) a party hat
  • 4. In paragraph 9, why does Samantha feel "more courageous?"
A) Samantha really doesn't care what Miss Emily thinks.
B) Samantha is angry and wants to go home.
C) Samantha sees that she and Miss Emily have something in common.
D) Samantha knows how to write better than Miss Emily.
  • 5. In paragraph 15, the reader can conclude
A) Samantha no longer wanted to be a poet, but a book writer.
B) Miss Emily Dickinson's writings were not something she easily shared with others.
C) Samantha was not impressed with Miss Emily.
D) Miss Emily didn't understand children's writing.
  • 6. The noise Bobby heard the first night was
A) the barn owl screeching
B) the barn owl flying
C) a monster in the barn
D) the barn owl making a nest
  • 7. The word baffled means
A) scared
B) confident
C) shy
D) confused
  • 8. What can the reader conclude is the reason Bobby's dad goes with Bobby to the barn?
A) Bobby's dad knew the barn was empty.
B) Bobby's dad knew Bobby was scared.
C) Bobby asked him to.
D) Bobby's dad wanted to take a walk.
  • 9. What is a 'nocturnal predator?"
A) another name for a screeching owl
B) an animal that hunts at night
C) an animal that hunts inside barns
D) a monster looking for food
  • 10. How will Bobby feel the next time he hears the screeching noise?
A) confused
B) scared
C) calm
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