Infer Strategies

An inference is...

• text evidence + background knowledge (schema)

• making a wild guess

• summarising the text

• information you can find directly in the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Text evidence are clues that help readers make an inference.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

To infer, a reader must...

• use their own words to retell what the text is mostly about.

• locate the figurative language that is in the text.

• figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.

• think about how to answer a multiple choice question.

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What can you infer about the following:

The little boy looked sheepishly down at the ground. His mom clenched her teeth together. She couldn't believe what he had just done!

• He has created a beautiful painting for her.

• He has eaten the pie she baked for dessert.

• He smiled at her and said, "I love you, mama."

• He ate his lunch of peanut butter and jelly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What evidence best supports your inference? Choose all that apply.

• He had purple all around his mouth.

• His mom's teeth were clenched.

• The little boy looked sheepish.

• The boy loved his mother very much.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What can you infer about the following:

Sofia threw on mismatched socks and forgot to brush her teeth. She ran out the door just in time to see the bus drive by.

• Sofia was dressing up as a clown.

• Sofia was practicing for the big race.

• Sofia was mad!

• Sofia's alarm didn't go off, and she was late for school.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

When Sierra stepped up to the podium, she was still nervous. Her palms were sweating and her voice sounded strange as it was projected to the entire auditorium, but she knew she wasn't alone. She waited impatiently while Dave said his piece and the crowd cheered.

At the end of the passage, the reader may infer that-

• Sierra is more nervous than Dave.

• Dave will use Sierra's nerves to his advantage.

• Sierra & Dave are having a debate.

• Sierra is a bad public speaker.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What evidence supports your answer ?

• "She waited impatiently while Dave said his piece and the crowd cheered".

• "she was still nervous."

• "she wasn't alone."

• "Sierra stepped up to the podium"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2