Reading Strategies - Identifying Types of Questions

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What does inferencing mean?

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Inferencing means to make a prediction based on clues in the text.

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Which word is NOT an opinion clue word?

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Prove is NOT an opinion clue word.

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What type of question is "The reader can tell"?

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This is an inference question.

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True or false: Lesson, moral, and message are synonyms of theme.

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True.

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True or false: The theme of the story is the author's hint about what may happen next.

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False.

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What is a main idea?

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The main idea is the most important point or concept in a text.

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What are opinion clue words?

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Opinion clue words are words that indicate a personal belief or judgment, such as 'best', 'worst', 'should', etc.

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What is the difference between fact and opinion?

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A fact can be proven true or false, while an opinion is a personal belief.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize means to give a brief statement of the main points of a text.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The theme is the underlying message or lesson of a story.