Understanding Texts and Inferences

Understanding Texts and Inferences

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial discusses how people can have different interpretations of the same text and emphasizes the importance of finding evidence within the text to support one's understanding. It explains the concepts of citing, explicit evidence, and inference, providing examples to illustrate these ideas. The tutorial also includes an analysis of a narrative and an opinion piece to demonstrate how to identify explicit and inferred evidence. The video concludes by summarizing the importance of citing evidence to support conclusions.

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to find evidence in a text?

To avoid reading the text

To prove our understanding of the text

To make the text longer

To confuse the reader

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if you and a friend have different interpretations of a text?

Rewrite the text

Agree with your friend

Find evidence in the text to support your understanding

Ignore the differences

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to cite something in a text?

To summarize the text

To rewrite the text

To find and refer to specific words

To ignore certain words

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is explicit evidence?

Evidence that is outside the text

Evidence that is irrelevant to the text

Evidence that is clearly stated in the text

Evidence that is hidden in the text

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can explicit evidence be identified in a text?

It is hidden between the lines

It is clearly stated and straightforward

It is implied but not stated

It is irrelevant to the main idea

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can we infer if Alice spends a lot of time with Olivia?

Alice is avoiding Olivia

Alice likes Olivia

Alice is indifferent to Olivia

Alice dislikes Olivia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an inference?

A direct quote from the text

A question about the text

A summary of the text

A conclusion drawn from clues in the text

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