Maryland Standards
MD.1.0. General Reading Processes
1.E. Students will use a variety of strategies to understand what they read (construct meaning).
1.E.4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)
1.E.4.c. Identify and explain what is not directly stated in the text by drawing inferences
1.E.4.d. Draw conclusions or make generalizations about the text
1.E.4.e. Confirm, refute, or make predictions and form new ideas
MD.2.0. Comprehension of Informational Text
2.A.4. Determine important ideas and messages in informational texts
2.A.4.c. State and support main ideas and messages
2.A.4.g. Draw conclusions and inferences and make generalizations and predictions from text