Text Evidence Inference

To make an inference, you need to ___.

• read the whole story

• look for what the text says explicity

• make an educated guess about the text

• all of these

True or false: Whenever you give direct text evidence, you need to cite your source.

• true

• false

Which piece of text evidence from "The Highwayman" best supports that Bess would do anything for the man she loved?

• "Bess the landlord's daughter / Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair" (Noyes 84-85).

• "Back he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky" (Noyes 71).

• "Her musket shattered the moonlight / ...and warned him -- with her death" (Noyes 64-65).

• "She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good!" (Noyes 46).

We can infer that the person who told King George's men about the highwayman and Bess was ___.

• highwayman

• Bess

• Tim

• the landlord

Which sentence provides evidence to support the claim that Leslie's parents experienced a change of opinion about him?

• After a while, their admiration began to dwindle as they became conscious that their son is transforming into a 'TV buff.'

• Leslie's parents were proud of his ability to operate the TV.

• They frequently took Leslie on outdoor adventures.

Which sentence provides evidence to support the claim that Leslie is not sorry for hurting his cousin?

• Leslie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, also no longer invite other children to their place due to an incident that took place when Leslie was four years old.

• Leslie has no recollection of “the incident,” but he overheard his mom talking about it.

• Leslie's actions resulted in a bump as big as a ping-pong ball on Elsa's head that took nearly one year to subside.

• “Well, serves her right for snatching my remote,” Leslie had whispered to himself as he crept to his room after completing the eavesdropping session.

Which piece of evidence from the text supports the claim that Leslie's response to his father is uncharacteristic?

• Leslie hears a weird sound after he makes his reply.

• Leslie’s mother is concerned when she hears his answer.

• Mr. Andrew has good news for Leslie about the electricity.

• Leslie looks out the window when he gets to his room.

What is text evidence?

• It is the details and evidence that comes from the text that is used to support your analysis.

• It is when the reader breaks down the important ideas from the author.

• When you expand on the author's ideas by adding your own opinions.

• When you give the author credit for their ideas.

Based on the following evidence from "Seventh Grade," what can we infer about the setting of the story?"He thought some day he might travel to France, where it was cool; not like Fresno, where summer days reached 110 degrees in the shade" (Soto 36).

• it's set in Fresno

• it's set in Fresno and France

• Victor wants to go to France

• Victor doesn't like the heat

What can we infer about why Victor's friend, Michael started scowling?

• Michael wants girls to like him

• Michael is having a tough time at home

• Michael struggles in school

• Michael is mad at Victor because Teresa likes him better