to infer or not to infer

An inference is...

• text evidence + background knowledge (schema)

• making a wild guess

• summarising the text

• information you can find directly in the text

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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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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.

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The quiz tomorrow will be easy.

• Quantitative
• Qualitative
• Inference
• Prediction

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.

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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"

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Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better. 

• True
• False

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What does infer mean? 

• use a dictionary to find the answer
• make a guess based on what you read 
• note what you know
• play with your dog

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Katie jumped out of bed when she realized the sun was shining bright through her window. Everyone was already gone! She quickly got dressed, brushed her teeth, and grabbed her book bag. When she got to school she was completely out of breath and the class was already at specials.

What can you infer about Katie?

• Katie over slept and was late to the movies.

• Katie over slept and was late for church.

• Katie over slept and was late to school.

• Katie over slept and was late to friend's house.

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