Inferencing and Summarizing Review

Inferencing involves ______ + __________

• reading/writing

• text evidence/prior knowledge

• visualizing/sensing

• connecting/describing

Jim walked into the building holding the envelope he intended to send to his Grammy. What building is Jim walking in to?

• The grocery store

• His house

• The Post Office

• A school

Which of the following pieces of text evidence proves the inference that the setting of “Grandpop’s Surprise” is the grandparent’s home in North Hill, Virginia.

• “Grandpop fell right on his face,” Ma added, putting stacks of Genie’s clothes --an entire month’s worth-- in the drawers of the blue dresser… “I thought we killed him” she blurted…

• “Text? Don’t bother. No service out here, son.”

• “It’s something he likes to do himself after he’s met the person.”

• “He’d added at least sixteen new questions to his notebook since breakfast, mostly about being blind.”

2. Which of the following pieces of text evidence proves the inference that Ernie is the older brother? Choose TWO.

• “See Genie, Ernie was actin’ a fool, just like he is now...so I told him if he could just stay quiet--”

• “Anyway, about your grandfather--Ernie got a heckuva surprise , too, when he visited the first time.”

• “Ernie finally looked up, an insane expression on his face. No service? No computer? This was bad news. BAD NEWS.”

• “Right. If he could play the quiet game for twenty minutes, I would take him for french fries.”

Do you think the boys were bored on the drive? Why or why not? Make an inference.

• Yes, because Ernie was sleeping and Genie was reading his notebook.

• Yes, because Ernie and Genie's parents were talking nonstop.

• No, because both boys love to go for rides in the car.

• No, because they were riding in a fancy car.

3. Which of the character traits below best represents Grandpop based on the following quote: “It’s something he likes to do himself after he’s met the person. That way they don’t just come into his hour thinking of him, as, well, handicapped?”

• Persistent

• Brave

• Wild

• Proud

What does a summary have that a central idea does not?

• Information regarding what the story is about

• Fewer sentences

• Key details from the story

• More specific details

Which of the following words are part of the 5 W's and and H? (Choose all that apply)

• Who

• What

• Hyperbole

• When

• How

4. What inference can you make about Grandpop's blindness based on the following piece of text evidence: “He said you deserve a week’s worth of french fries because you were so quiet a blind man couldn’t even hear you.”

• Grandpop wants to spoil his grandson’s with french fries.

• Grandpop believes bribery works well on getting children to do what you want.

• Losing sight forces people that are blind to rely more heavily on other senses, like hearing.

• Not only is Grandpop blind, but he is clearly also losing his hearing.

The shadow in the darkness began barking and growling at Alice as she walked by the gate. What is the "shadow"?

• A cat

• Another person

• A mouse

• A dog