Inferencing review

​Drawing inferences from informational texts review!

By Amelia Creason

​The Highly Proficient student can quote accurately from a text and refer to key details and examples when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text

Standard

Inferencing is an educated conclusion

Ask yourself what is the author teaching me?

Think about if you were presenting what you learned to me and I asked " How do you know thats true?" What kind of evidence would you provide to me?

Things to remember

Make sure your eyes are forward and you are ready to try your best!
Ask any questions as we go along

Lets make some inferences!

Open Ended

Have you ever wondered why the planets don't just float off into space? Why do you think they stay in place?

Open Ended

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about why the atmosphere needs to stay close to Earth?

• So it can create more clouds

• So the air we need doesn't float into space

• So the Earth can spin faster

• So the sun can shine through more easily

Multiple Choice

2. What evidence from the text supports your inference from Question 1?

A. “The atmosphere surrounds the Earth and holds the air we breathe.”
B. “Argon is used in light bulbs and to preserve important documents.”
C. “Water vapor climbs to near 3% on extremely hot/humid days.”
D. “The Moon’s gravity creates tides in the oceans.”

• “The atmosphere surrounds the Earth and holds the air we breathe.”

• “Argon is used in light bulbs and to preserve important documents.”

• "Water vapor climbs to near 3% on extremely hot/humid days.”

• “The Moon’s gravity creates tides in the oceans.”

Draw

Draw a picture of what you had for breakfast

Open Ended

In paragraph 2

What can you infer about why oxygen and nitrogen are especially important for life on Earth? Use details from the text.

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 4

What can you infer about why Earth’s gravity is important?
A. It keeps Earth from getting too much sunlight
B. It keeps the atmosphere from drifting away
C. It controls earthquakes
D. It creates more clouds

• It keeps Earth from getting too much sunlight

• It keeps the atmosphere from drifting away

• It controls the earthquakes

• It creates more clouds

Open Ended

Explain in your own words why the atmosphere is important for life on Earth. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.