Grade 8 English Skills Quiz

What is inferencing?

• The process of making a summary of a text.

• The act of explaining the main ideas of a text in one's own words.

• The process of drawing a conclusion from available information.

• The act of analyzing the structure of a text.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does summarizing involve?

• Making judgments about a text.

• Providing a detailed explanation of each part of the text.

• Condensing the main points of a text into a shorter version.

• Drawing conclusions based on evidence in the text.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is an example of analyzing a text?

• Identifying the main idea of each paragraph.

• Listing the characters in a story.

• Explaining the significance of a metaphor used by the author.

• Summarizing the plot of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When inferencing, what is crucial to consider?

• The author's biography.

• The historical context of the publication.

• Clues within the text and one's own knowledge.

• The length of the text.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why is summarizing a useful skill?

• It helps to improve one's memory of the text.

• It makes it easier to explain the text to someone else.

• It is only useful for academic purposes.

• Both A and B.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does it mean to analyze a character in a story?

• To describe the character's physical appearance.

• To list the actions of the character.

• To understand the character's motivations and how they affect the story.

• To compare the character to other characters in the story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the context of reading comprehension, what is the best way to make an inference?

• Guessing the ending of the story.

• Using evidence from the text to draw a conclusion.

• Asking someone else what they think.

• Looking up summaries of the text online.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a key component of a good summary?

• It should include all details to ensure accuracy.

• It should express the summarizer's opinion about the text.

• It should capture the main ideas without unnecessary details.

• It should be longer than the original text to cover everything.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best demonstrates the skill of analyzing?

• Reciting the facts of a text from memory.

• Identifying the theme of a text and how the author develops it.

• Writing a brief summary of each chapter of a book.

• Explaining what happened first in a story.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is an essential question to ask when making inferences about a text?

• Who wrote this, and why?

• What is the genre of the text?

• What evidence supports my inference?

• How long is the text?

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1