Inference Strategy - Intro Notes - Lesson 1

What is the first step of the Inference Strategy according to the passage?

• Interacting with the questions and the passage

• Skipping the questions and going straight to the answers

• Ignoring the passage and focusing only on the questions

• Reading the passage multiple times

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Supporting details

What are the two major categories of questions that you may find asked about in a text?

• Factual and Predicting

• Big Picture and Clarifying

• Factual and Think & Seek

• Big Picture and Predicting

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Main ideas

What is the purpose of the Inference Strategy in English Reading Comprehension?

• To summarize the passage

• To guess or draw conclusions based on hints or facts learned from the passage

• To identify the main characters in the passage

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Main ideas

What does the mnemonic device INFER represent in the Inference Strategy? (check ALL that apply)

• Interact with the questions and the passage

• Note what you know

• Find the Clues

• Explore Any Supporting Details

• Return to the question

When you Find the Clues, you need to look _________ for ________ to help answer the questions.

• in the questions; connections

• in the in passage; clues or hints

• in the title; supporting details

The fourth step in this strategy is ____ where you look for _________ to support your answer.

• R- return to the question; answers

• E - Explore any supporting details; details and/or clues

• F - Find the clues; hints in the questions

The three types of Think & Seek questions are:

• Factual

  Main Idea

  Predicting

• Factual

  Big Picture

  Main Idea

• Big Picture

  Predicting

  Clarifying

• Big Picture

  Main Idea

  Predicting