Making Inferences/ Fact&Opinion/Theme Quiz

When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you .

• summarize

• problem solve

• identify the main idea

• infer

When you "read between the lines" you .

• make an educated guess about things that aren't written down

• look for the very small print between the lines of a book

• stop and think about each line before you read on

• read two things at once

James is standing near the corner when a bus roars by. James yelps and runs after it, waving his arms frantically. The best inference you can make is that James .

• is going on a field trip

• is training to run a race

• wanted to ride that bus

• recognized someone on the bus

Ben is auditioning for a part in the school play. He's been fine all day, but right before the audition he says he feels sick. You might infer that Ben .

• is nervous about the audition

• is happy about the play

• never gets sick

• is allergic to peanuts

Read the following passage.

Ellen felt the warm sunlight hit her face. She rolled over in bed, feeling unusually well-rested. But she knew it was a weekday. When she blinked her eyes and saw “9:00 am” on the clock, she shouted, “Oh nooooooo!” So she jumped out of bed, dressed as fast as she could, brushed her teeth in a flash and grabbed her backpack on the way out of the house.

What can you infer from the passage?

• Ellen is going to the store to buy toothpaste.

• Ellen is at the beach.

• Ellen had trouble sleeping last night.

• Ellen slept longer than usual and is late.

An opinion, however, is a statement that holds an element of belief; it tells how someone feels. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A fact is a statement that is true and can be verified objectively, or proven.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Watching fireworks is lots of fun.

• Fact
• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.W.3.1A

CCSS.W.3.1B

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing
• the entire text told in your own words
• a dumb thing that teachers make you write
• the main ideas and important details of a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2