Informational Text Features

What is an inference?

• A wild guess without any evidence or reasoning.

• A conclusion based on emotions rather than evidence and reasoning.

• A conclusion or deduction based on evidence and reasoning.

• A statement that is completely unrelated to the evidence.

Why are inferences important in informational text?

• To draw conclusions or make predictions

• To contradict the main idea

• To provide irrelevant information

• To confuse the reader

How can you make inferences while reading?

• By guessing randomly

• By analyzing the information, drawing conclusions, and making logical connections.

• By ignoring the information

• By relying on personal opinions

What are some common clues or evidence that can help you make inferences?

• intuition, guesswork, random chance

• emotional reactions, personal beliefs, superstitions

• ignoring evidence, jumping to conclusions, making assumptions

• patterns, correlations, observations, data analysis, logical reasoning, and prior knowledge

Give an example of an inference you can make from a text.

• Identifying the main theme of the text based on the title.

• Analyzing the font style used in the text.

• Determining the author's age based on their writing style.

• Determining the author's opinion based on their use of language and tone.

What is the difference between an inference and a prediction?

• An inference is based on past experience, while a prediction is based on current evidence.

• An inference is a conclusion or deduction based on evidence or reasoning, while a prediction is a statement about what will happen in the future based on current knowledge or past experience.

• An inference is subjective, while a prediction is objective.

• An inference is a guess, while a prediction is a fact.

Why is it important to support your inferences with evidence from the text?

• To make the inference less believable and unreliable.

• To waste time and effort.

• To add credibility and validity to the inference.

• To make the inference more confusing and misleading.

What are some challenges students may face when making inferences?

• Lack of background knowledge, limited vocabulary, difficulty understanding context clues, and bias or personal beliefs.

• Difficulty identifying main ideas

• Lack of reading comprehension

• Lack of critical thinking skills

How can you improve your inference skills?

• Read more fiction books

• Avoid analyzing evidence

• Rely solely on intuition

• Practice critical thinking and analyze evidence

Explain the process of making an inference while reading.

• Using clues from the text to draw conclusions or make educated guesses about information that is not explicitly stated.

• Using background knowledge to make assumptions about the text.

• Relying solely on the author's opinion to make conclusions.

• Ignoring the context and making random guesses.