10. Comprehension Lesson Skills & VR

​10. Comprehension & VR

​Making inferences

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An inference is when you take clues from the text and what you already know to draw a conclusion. 

-Schema is your background knowledge- what you ALREADY know.

Text clues + What you know (schema) = Inference! 

​Making inferences

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Inferences require you to read between the lines to figure out what the author is trying to tell you. 

Inferences are NOT directly stated in the text.   You must think deeper to understand what is going on. 

​Making inferences

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You will need to use your inference skills to also understand the meaning of words.
Example:
“When she walked into the gallery, she saw a grotesque statue of an animal

head with a human body. The beast had long fingernails and scary features.”

What does 'grotesque' mean?

Think about the sentences. What's the best way to describe this beast if it's got a human body and animals head, long fingernails and scary features?
Funny, horrible, large or pretty?

Multiple Choice

Splat! " Oh, rats!" thought Katie as she stooped to clean up the gooey, runny mess.

"I hope we have another one. " She looked in the fridge and pulled out the carton. "One Left! Breakfast wasn't ruined after all."

What do you infer Katie cleaned up?

• milk

• eggs

• pancakes

• butter

Multiple Choice

The scout leader looked at the dark cloudy 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 going to rain

• The sun was about to cause it to be too hot for them to stay out much longer

Multiple Choice

It was 8:30 on Sunday night. Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of un-read books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry.

Why do you think Emily was crying?

• She wanted a different color poster

• It was late and she had a lot of schoolwork to complete before she could end her night

• She did not want to go to sleep

• She wanted a book about George Washington instead

10. Verbal Reasoning

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Alphabetical ordering
Synonyms
Word pairs
New word creation

Alphabetical order

​If the letters in the word AFTER were arranged in alphabetical order which letter comes in the middle?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
1. Put the word into alphabetical order
2. Find the letter that's in the correct place according to the question

A E F R T

New word creation

​Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to create a new word using the clue provided.

Example: AUNT an insect = Ant.

FLEET part of our body ________.

TIP: remove one letter at a time to try and create a new word that matches the clue in the question.

​Leet
Feet
Flet
Flee

​Only 2 of these word are real words.
Which one matches the clue?

Multiple Choice

Remove one letter from the word in capital letters to leave a new word. The meaning of the new word is given in the clue.

Example: A U N T an insect

Answer: ant

12. C O S T a baby's bed ------

• cos

• toc

• cot

Multiple Choice

ADD one letter to the word in capital letter to make a new word .

Example : PLAN simple = plain

BIND unable to see __________.

• Binde

• Bline

• Blind

• Bindo

Synonyms

Which word in each set is most similar in meaning to the word WORTH?
A) Money
B) Coin
C) Expense
D) Value

Tip: Think of different contextual examples where this word can be used and use your inference skills to find the best synonym.
How much is this ring worth?
Now try swapping out the old word for the answer choices to find the best fit
How much is the value of this ring?

Multiple Choice

Replace the word in capital letter with the word closest in meaning.

Example:

The old man was HAPPY to see us. = Glad

1. She lives in a very CLEAN house.

• Neat

• Dirty

• Shiny

Multiple Choice

Cold Freezing 

What are these two word examples of?

• Antonyms 
• Synonyms 

Word pairs

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning.

Example: (come, go) (roam,wander) (fear,fare)

come and go are antonyms
roam and wander mean to walk around
fear means to be scared and a fare is a ticket price
Which words have the similar meaning?

Multiple Choice

Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning.

Example: (come, go) (roam,wander) (fear,fare)

Answer: roam,wander.

4. (quick,fast) (heavy,light) (up,down)

• quick, fast

• heavy, light

• up, down

TASKS

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10. Verbal Reasoning
10. Making inferences

EXTRA: Finish off unfinished quizzes and complete creative writing from last week