A Special Night: Make Inferences from Clues
Read a short passage about a nighttime costume event, identify the occasion and explain which words support your inference.

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- Reading, ELA
- Resource types
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- Ontario expectations
- C3.2
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Read a short passage about a nighttime costume event, identify the occasion and explain which words support your inference.
- Short narrative passage with three written inference prompts requiring clue words
- Response guide
Curriculum reference — Ontario: Text-clue inference fits Ontario Grade 2; the occasion stays part of the story rather than a blanket holiday change. Selected skills only; reference stage is not an overall reading age, complete curriculum coverage, or an automatic recommendation for every learner.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Combine descriptive clues to infer an unstated event
- Infer a costume identity from clothing and accessories
- Name words in the passage that support a conclusion
Teaching tips
- Cover the questions during the first read and ask learners what they can infer from the details alone.
- Separate observations from conclusions by listing printed clues before stating the inferred event.
Skills covered
- Inference — unstated meaning is constructed from several details.
- Text evidence — readers identify language that supports their conclusion.
- Descriptive reading — costume and setting details are interpreted together.
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
- C3.2 — make simple inferences using stated and implied information and ideas to understand simple texts
Core concepts
- Making inferences
- Text clues
- Descriptive evidence
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