Exploring 4th Grade Reading Skills

What does the teacher ask the students to bring to the carpet?

• A notebook and pen

• A textbook

• A clipboard and pencil

• A ruler

What is an inference according to the teacher?

• A direct statement from the text

• A guess about the text

• A fact mentioned by the author

• Using clues to figure out something not directly stated

What led Max to infer that Jacob was pushed?

• Jacob's knee was bleeding and he was crying

• The teacher said so

• Jacob told him directly

• Jacob was laughing

What are the two sections the students are asked to label on their paper?

• Facts and Inferences

• Text and Images

• Guesses and Facts

• Questions and Answers

What prediction does Aiden make about the story 'The Wednesday Surprise'?

• A boy playing with his dog

• A girl and her grandma reading on a couch

• A teacher giving a lecture

• Parents going to work

How does Aiden conclude that the character is likely a grandma?

• She has gray hair and glasses

• She is young and energetic

• She is cooking

• She is wearing a dress

What activity does the teacher suggest to understand inferences from pictures?

• Watching a video

• Discussing with a neighbor

• Writing a short story

• Drawing the characters

What does Grandma ask Sam about his dad?

• If he is at work

• If he is on a business trip

• If he will come back on Saturday

• If he has called

What inference is made about why Sam's dad is not present?

• He travels for work and returns on Saturdays

• He doesn't live with them

• He is uninterested in family matters

• He is always working late

What project do the characters plan to undertake?

• Building a model airplane

• Creating a scrapbook

• Painting a portrait

• Writing a poem