3.3.5 Quiz: Making Inferences Which statement is the best inference from the explicit and implicit details in
the passage?
Jimmy shook the dirt out of his shoes and put them back on. The sun
was high in the sky. The air was scorching. He took the water canteen
out of his backpack and drank. It would be several hours before he
reached his destination. Ahead of him, the landscape was nothing but
rocks and distant mountains. Near him, a lizard sunned itself on a
rock
A. Jimmy did not expect it to be so hot

B. Jimmy does not know where he is.

C. Jimmy is afraid of the long walk ahead.
D. Jimmy is in the desert