The Jumping Tree QUIZ

What is schema?

• Your personal experiences and background knowledge

• The way in which an author develops the setting of a story

• A sneaky way to go about doing something

• None of the above

What is the difference between a prediction and an inference?

• A prediction must include evidence and schema; inferences do not

• An inference must include evidence and schema; a prediction does not

• Inference is just another word for prediction

• Prediction is just another word for inference

In The Jumping Tree, what can you infer about how the narrator feels about himself compared to others?

• He's nervous about his cousin's visit

• He feels the need to impress other kids

• He is self-conscious about his age

• All of the above

What can you infer about what motivates the narrator to act the way he does?

• He wants to be accepted by the group

• He doesn't want them think he's scared

• His "manhood" is at stake

• All of the above

Read the inference statement below. Identify the inference.

I can infer that the narrator of the story wants to fit in with the other boys because in the text it states, "I had to prove that I could belong to this group," and I know when you are trying to fit in with a group, you're willing to do anything to gain that acceptance.

• The narrator of the story wants to fit in with the other boys

• I had to prove that I could belong to this group

• I know when you're trying to fit in with a group you're willing to do anything to gain that acceptance

• There is no inference present in the sentence

Read the inference statement below. Identify the evidence.

I can infer that the narrator of the story wants to fit in with the other boys because in the text it states, "I had to prove that I could belong to this group," and I know when you are trying to fit in with a group, you're willing to do anything to gain that acceptance.

• The narrator of the story wants to fit in with the other boys

• I had to prove that I could belong to this group

• When you're trying to fit in with a group, you're willing to do anything to gain acceptance

• No evidence is given in the sentence

Read the inference statement below. Identify the schema.

I can infer that the narrator of the story wants to fit in with the other boys because in the text it states, "I had to prove that I could belong to this group," and I know when you are trying to fit in with a group, you're willing to do anything to gain that acceptance.

• The narrator of the story wants to fit in with the other boys

• I had to prove that I could belong to this group

• When you're trying to fit in with a group, you're willing to do anything to gain that acceptance.

• No schema is present in the sentence

What can you infer about the narrator's cousin Jorge?

• He is younger and wild

• He is poor

• He is boring

• None of the above

What can you infer about how everyone felt when the narrator returned home with a cast on his broken arm?

• They were sad and felt sorry for him

• They were angry with him because he told on them

• They were excited to see him and his new cast

• They didn't care and thought he was a cry baby

What can you infer about how the narrator feels about his cousin Jorge?

• He gets along with him

• They have fun together

• It's important to impress him

• All of the above