Making Inferences about “Birdfoot’s Grampa”

Making Inferences about “Birdfoot’s Grampa”

I can determine the theme of a poem

Multiple Choice

A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

Multiple Choice

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

• the illustrations
• the subject or topic
• the title
• the length of the story 

Multiple Choice

You can often infer the theme of a piece of literature by ...

• evaluating how a character has changed
• sharing a character's experience
• determining how the conflict has resolved
• ALL of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

• Life is short; make the most of it.

Multiple Choice

Why is drawing conclusions an important skill to be good at?

• In life you will need to put clues together to figure some things out that are not given to you.

• Everybody should have some skills in drawing.

• It's a good skill to know so that I can do well on drawing conclusions on the state test.

• Drawing conclusions really isn't that important.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to draw a conclusion?

• To take a random guess at something.

• To draw a good guess based on evidence and detail from a source, as well as your own personal experience.

• To draw a good guess based on the mood that you are in that day.

• To base a good guess on your own personal experience.

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The night was very dark. Charlie and Ted were sitting by the fire and toasting marshmallows. They had set-up their tent that afternoon. Suddenly, Ted heard a noise. Charlie heard it, too. It said, "Hoot, hoot!" It was coming from the tree over the tent. The boys threw down their marshmallows and ran all the way home.
Why did the boys run home?

• They needed to get more marshmallows.
• It was going to rain and they didn't want to get wet.
• They needed to get a flashlight.
• The boys were afraid of the noise they heard.

Multiple Choice

Lisa carefully examined the bug sitting on the leaf. She noticed that it had six legs and a hard shell. Lisa had never seen a bug like this before. She grabbed her magnifying glass and camera. 
What can you conclude about Lisa?

• She is helpful.
• She is afraid of bugs.
• She is very curious.
• She is in her science classroom.

Multiple Choice

When Josh got home, his mom asked him how his math test went. Josh's eyes widened and his face turned bright. A small smile formed as he started to talk to his mom.
Can you infer how Josh did on his math test?

• Josh failed the test.
• Josh does not know his grade on the test.
• Josh did excellent on his test.
• Josh skipped the test.

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Sam and his brother Tim each have their own rooms. Sam likes to make his bed every morning, but Tim never makes his bed. Sam folds all his clothes before putting them away, but Tim leaves all of his clothes on the floor.
What word can be used to describe Tim?

• Neat
• Mean
• Young
• Messy

Multiple Choice

When Lucy saw her spelling grade, she kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.
How is Lucy feeling when she sees her grade?

• Excited
• Sad
• Furious
• Tired

Multiple Choice

If a student got 100% on his work, what could you infer?

• He listened and studied.

• He didn't come to school that day.

• He didn't listen in class.

• He copied off of his neighbor.

Multiple Choice

If a student got 100% on his work, what could you infer?

• He listened and studied.

• He didn't come to school that day.

• He didn't listen in class.

• He copied off of his neighbor.