Inference Review

What is an inference?

• the main message of the story

• drawing conclusions from the story using textual evidence

• supporting details found in the text

• shows us symbols from the text to support the theme.

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True or False: You need background knowledge and text evidence to make an inference

• True

• False

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What is an observation?

• drawing conclusions from the story using textual evidence

• the main message of the story

• allows us to gain new information with one or more of our 5 senses

• A short statement covering the main points of a text in your own words

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• What you know about the topic

• The characters in the text

• none of the above

• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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Which sentence from the selection supports that the computer was not working properly?

• Rita took three hours to finish her homework.

• Ritaʼs homework was not done correctly.

• Rita had to write out her story instead of typing it.

• Ritaʼs homework was not finished.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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Can you infer the cause of this picture?

• He was in a hurry and was peddling too fast.

• He was trying to drive the bike while holding an umbrella & lost his balance

• He was not looking where he was going.

• His backpack was too heavy.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long. 

What can you infer about Macey?

• Macey has trouble making decisions.

• Macey is very excited about getting glasses.

• Macey does not want glasses.

• Macey is mad at her mother.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or False: Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge

• True

• False

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True or False: You should only include the main events or ideas from the passage when writing a summary.

• True

• False

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Summaries help me...

• understand what I'm reading

• all of the above

• write about what I read

• include the key points of a text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2