Inference and Text Evidence Quiz

What is the term for an idea or feeling that a word invokes beyond its literal meaning?

• Analysis

• Connotation

• Explicit

• Inference

Which of the following is NOT a method to use inferences in text?

• Asking questions while reading

• Using personal knowledge

• Ignoring emotions

• Looking for text clues

In the passage about the men walking to the mine, what word suggests they were in a hurry?

• Lingered

• Scurried

• Wandered

• Strolled

How can authors use inference in their writing?

• To state facts directly

• To convey emotions and feelings

• To provide explicit instructions

• To confuse the reader

What can you infer if you see someone holding an umbrella?

• They are moving to a new house

• They are going to the beach

• They are injured

• It might rain

If a sign reads 'For Rent', what can you infer about the house?

• It is a historical site

• It is haunted

• It needs new occupants

• It is being demolished

In the practice exercise, why was the narrator left out of playing football?

• He was too small

• He was too slow

• He was too tall

• He was too fast

What does the narrator's concern about going home bootless suggest?

• He enjoyed walking barefoot

• His family might not afford new boots

• He was not worried about it

• He had many pairs of boots

What does the nickname 'Spite' suggest about Tam Knight?

• He was a great leader

• He was very shy

• He was unpopular

• He was very kind

What is the main skill being tested in the practice exercise?

• Mathematical calculations

• Historical knowledge

• Inference from text

• Scientific reasoning