Worksheet for students to practice making inferences about the time of day based on given sentences.

Let's solve each of these inference questions by analyzing the clues in the sentences to determine the time of day the events are taking place.

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1. As George walked down the hall towards his own apartment door, he could smell his neighbor’s dinners.

- Clue: George can smell his neighbors’ *dinners*.
- Inference: People typically cook dinner in the evening, around 5–7 PM or later.
- Conclusion: This event is happening in the evening.

✔ Time of Day: Evening

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2. A sound of birds chirping outside of his window, Barry slowly opened his eyes. Then he remembered. Today was the day.

- Clue: Birds chirping — this is a common sign of morning, especially early morning when birds are active.
- Also, Barry "slowly opened his eyes" — suggests he just woke up.
- The phrase “Today was the day” implies anticipation, but doesn’t change the time clue.
- Conclusion: This is likely early morning.

✔ Time of Day: Morning

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3. Frank opened his bedroom door quietly and listened. He heard only the ticking of the old grandfather clock in the hallway. He tiptoed towards the kitchen, thinking about the last piece of pie in the refrigerator.

- Clue: He opens the door quietly, listens, hears only the clock ticking — no other sounds (like people, traffic, etc.).
- He’s going to the kitchen for pie — not breakfast food, more likely a snack.
- No signs of daylight or activity, and he’s being quiet — suggests it’s late at night or early morning.
- But since he’s thinking about pie, which is often eaten after meals, and the house is quiet, it’s likely late at night.
- If it were early morning, someone might be awake and making breakfast; but the silence suggests night.
- Conclusion: Likely late at night.

✔ Time of Day: Night

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4. Mark sighed. He tried to concentrate on his math problems, but he couldn’t help glancing at the clock. Twenty more minutes. Nineteen more minutes. His teacher’s voice droned on.

- Clue: Mark is doing math problems in class.
- Teacher is speaking, students are working — typical classroom setting.
- He’s checking the clock repeatedly, counting down minutes — shows he’s bored and waiting.
- This is a common situation during school hours, usually afternoon (e.g., midday or late morning).
- Most schools have classes in the morning and afternoon, but the tone of boredom and counting down suggests toward the end of the school day.
- However, the exact time isn't specified beyond being in class.
- Since he’s still in class and counting down minutes, it’s likely afternoon.

✔ Time of Day: Afternoon

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✔ Final Answers:

1. Evening
2. Morning
3. Night
4. Afternoon

These answers are based on contextual clues like activities (cooking dinner, waking up, eating pie, school), sounds (birds, silence, clock ticking), and behavior (being quiet, counting down minutes).