Inference Strategy

What is the Inferencing Strategy?

• A tool that I can use to help me in math.

• A tool that can help me read faster.

• A tool that can help me answer questions about a reading passage.

What are all 5 steps of the Inference Strategy?

• Infer from the questions and passage

  Note what you know

  Find clues

  Explore supporting details

  Return to the question

• Interact with the questions and passage

  Note what you know

  Find clues

  Explore supporting details

  Return to the question

• Interact with the passage and questions

  Note what you know

  Find clues

  Explore the title

  Return to the question

• Interact with the passage and questions

  Note what you know

  Find clues

  Explore supporting details

  Return to the passage

What is the third step of the Inference Strategy?

• Note what you know

• Interact with the questions

• Explore supporting details

• Find clues

How many types of questions are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What step of the Inference Strategy do you decide the type of questions you are being asked?

• Note what you know

• Explore supporting details

• Find clues

What are the 4 types of questions?

• Main idea

  Predicting

  Clarifying

  Factual

• Factual

  Big Picture

  Predicting

  Clarifying

• Factual

  Predicting

  Theme

  Clarifying

• Predicting

  Main Idea

  Theme

  Clarifying

Where can you find the answer to a factual question?

• In the index

• In the glossary

• In the text

• In the title

What are the 3 types of Think and Seek questions?

• Big Picture

  Predicting

  Clarifying

• Clarifying

  Factual

  Predicting

• Factual

  Big Picture

  Clarifying

• Big Picture

  Factual

  Predicting

True or False: The answer to Think and Seek questions will be right there in the text.

• True

• False

True or False: You must make inferences to answer factual questions.

• True

• False