8.RL.1 Review

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of inference?

• Making an educated guess

• State something you learned from the text

• Supporting your answer with a quote

• What the whole passage is about

Multiple Choice

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge. 

• True
• False

Time to make some inferences....

Multiple Choice

The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?

• She lost her first game.

• Her head was hanging down.

• She walked down the street.

Multiple Choice

"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.

• They needed to get batteries for a flashlight.

• It was going to rain and they didn't want to get wet.

• They were afraid of the noise they heard.

Multiple Choice

Evidence from the text does not make for a strong argument and does not help support an inference.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The scout leader looked at the sky and muttered something under his breath. Then he looked at the map. "Let's get moving." He called to the group of tired boys. "The faster the better." Why do you think the scout leader started rushing the boys?

• They were going to be late for dinner
• They were going to miss their ride that was waiting for them
• It was about to rain
• The sun was about to cause it to be too hot for them to stay out much longer

Multiple Choice

The scout leader looked at the sky and muttered something under his breath. Then he looked at the map. "Let's get moving." He called to the group of tired boys. "The faster the better." What evidence from the text supports your answer.

• He called to the group of tired boys.

• The scout leader looked at the sky and muttered something under his breath.

• "The faster the better."

• Then he looked at the map.