Activity 11: Making Inferences
Directions: As explained earlier in this chapter, an inference is something a reader learns from a text through information that was never directly given, stated, or
explained by the author. Review the information about inferences and the story if necessary, and then answer the question below.
1. Remember that an inference is information given in a story that is not directly stated by the author, but it is still very important in order to understand a story. Place
a checkmark next to each inference the reader needed to make in order to understand "The Cask of Amontillado
Montresor and Fortunato are wearing costumes because it is
camival time
One reason Montresor is wearing a costume is to be sure no
one recognizes him when he is walking back to his house with
Fortunato
Fortunato was a competitive person because he got jealous
when he thought Luches, was going to taste the Amontillado
Montresor leads Fortunato down into the catacombs where
many people were buried.
Montresor and Fortunato were down in the catacombs until
midnight
Montresor was upset because Fortunato had seriously offended
him and wanted revenge.
No one ever found Fortunato, who Montresor buried alive down
in the catacombs
Montresor kept giving Fortunato wine because he knew he could
not resist it and wanted Fortunato to keep following him
Review
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