Making Inferences Practice Test
•13 QuestionsRead the passage.
Rina’s family kept a small box on the top shelf of the closet. It was plain, but the lid fit tightly, and her mom always put it back the same way, label facing out. Rina had only been allowed to open it once, and even then her mom had watched closely.
One rainy afternoon, Rina heard her parents talking in the kitchen. Their voices were low, and the faucet ran longer than usual, as if someone needed an excuse to pause. Rina stood in the hallway with a library book pressed to her chest.
Later, when the house was quiet, she dragged a chair to the closet and reached up. The box felt heavier than she remembered. Inside were letters tied with string, a few old tickets, and a medal with a ribbon that had faded to a soft gray.
Rina didn’t read the letters. She only held the medal for a moment, then set everything back exactly as it had been. When her mom came home, Rina asked, “Do you ever miss it?” Her mom looked at the closet door before answering, “Some days more than others.”
What can be inferred about the box’s contents based on the passage?
Read the passage.
Rina’s family kept a small box on the top shelf of the closet. It was plain, but the lid fit tightly, and her mom always put it back the same way, label facing out. Rina had only been allowed to open it once, and even then her mom had watched closely.
One rainy afternoon, Rina heard her parents talking in the kitchen. Their voices were low, and the faucet ran longer than usual, as if someone needed an excuse to pause. Rina stood in the hallway with a library book pressed to her chest.
Later, when the house was quiet, she dragged a chair to the closet and reached up. The box felt heavier than she remembered. Inside were letters tied with string, a few old tickets, and a medal with a ribbon that had faded to a soft gray.
Rina didn’t read the letters. She only held the medal for a moment, then set everything back exactly as it had been. When her mom came home, Rina asked, “Do you ever miss it?” Her mom looked at the closet door before answering, “Some days more than others.”
What can be inferred about the box’s contents based on the passage?