Summaries, Inferences, Quotes Unit 1

the act of retelling, in your own words, a text's main idaes and supporting details

• main idea

• inferences

• cause and effect

• summarizing

answer "who, what, where, when, why, and how" questions about the main idea

• main idea

• supporting details

• patterns of organization

• summarizing

what the text is mostly about

• main idea

• supporting details

• patterns of organization

• summarizing

reading between the lines; using what the text says with what you already know to make an educated guess

• main idea

• supporting details

• inferences

• summarizing

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

The hissing cat arched its back.

• The cat is hungry

• The cat is happy

• The cat is frightened

• The cat is sad

He put on his helmet, raised the kick stand, and began pedaling.

• He was riding a motorcycle.

• He was riding a skateboard.

• He was riding a scooter.

• He was riding a bike.

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?

• She is energetic

• She is shy

• She is mean

• She hates people

Understanding the Mystery of Myths Unicorn, a Mythical Creature By: Sue Peterson Susan knew that her language arts teacher encouraged the students to become better writers by keeping a journal of stories. Mr. Christiansen would assign topics every night, but once in awhile there would be a free choice writing and the students could write about any topic of their choice. When Mr. Christiansen announced that Wednesday’s topic would be free choice, Susan was delighted. She knew just what to write about. She wanted to write about unicorns. 
Pick the sentence  below that would explain why Susan was delighted about the writing topic

• "She knew just what to write about."

• "Peterson Susan knew that her language arts teacher encouraged the students to become writers."

• " When Mr. Christiansen announced that Wednesday's topic would be free choice..."

• " She wanted to write about Unicorns."