Make inferences and draw logical conclusions from the content and structures of informational texts, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, claims and evidence, cause and effect, description, and sequencing.
Arizona Academic Standards:
6.RI.1
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RI.6.1
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE6RI1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
RI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text states explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, quoting or paraphrasing as appropriate. (See grade 6 Writing Standard 8 for more on quoting and paraphrasing.)
Tennessee Academic Standards:
6.RI.KID.1
Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; cite textual evidence to support conclusions.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
6.10*
Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
FIGURE 19.D*
make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.6.B
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly,as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E06.B-K.1.1.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
6.RC.3.RF
Cite text evidence to support an analysis of what a text states, using background knowledge to draw inferences from the text.
6th Grade Reading - Inferences in Informational Texts Lesson
Inference
An inference is an educated guess the reader makes about something in the text.
Sometimes, authors may not say something directly in the text, but will give readers hints or clues about what they mean using details. When this happens, the reader infers what the author means.
What you infer about a text must be supported by details. To make an inference:
Look for clues in a text about something the author is trying to tell the reader but does not directly say
Identify clues that give the reader a hint, or support, the inference