WorksheetsInferences & Text Evidence
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 29mins
What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?
It is likely that:
What is the problem?
Reading can improve your focus and ___.
concentration
bank account
metabolism
spirituality
Reading will improve your ...
knowledge and conversation skills.
wardrobe.
eyesight.
hairstyles.
Which of the following is NOT a type of connection readers make?
text to self
text to text
text to underworld
text to world
A conclusion based on the stated details of the text is a(n)
connection
idea
inference
visualization
To make an inference, use what you already know and clues from what the author told you.
true
false
What is an inference?
finding details in a nonfiction passage
citing your answer
use what you already know and clues from the story to come up with a reasonable answer
make a wild guess
Grandpa finds that his chocolate cake is all gone. Juan has crumbs around his mouth. Choose the correct inference.
Juan baked his own cake.
Juan needs to brush his teeth better.
Juan ate Grandpa.
Juan ate Grandpa's cake.
What is a prediction?
what you think will happen
to show that something is definitely true
what has already happened
to adjust your thoughts
During the reading process, it is not important to make connections.
True
False
Before reading, it is important to activate all background knowledge, which means to think about what you already know about the topic.
True
False
Choose three types of connections a reader can make.
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-Pet
Text-to-World
To make logical guesses about information or details in a text and prove those predictions as you gather supporting text evidence.
generate questions
purpose
reading comprehension strategies
make and confirm predictions
What most likely is going to happen next?
Which is most likely true?
The reading process includes what a reader does ....
before reading only
before reading and after reading
before, during, and after reading
What is comprehension?
Reading for pleasure
Reading for understanding
Something Mrs. Smith forces me to do
Useless stuff
When an Independent Reader stumbles across an unknown word they should __________
Ignore it
Use a dictionary
Skip over it
Use context clues
Monitoring comprehension means
getting at least 80% on a reading quiz.
only reading what you understand.
using strategies to know when you do or do not understand what you read.
writing a report about what you read.
A researcher asked five of his doctor friends if they thought the new Brand X medicine that he developed was effective. Four responded "yes." The researcher used the results to write a TV advertisement claiming that "4 out of 5 doctors prefer Brand X medicine." Is this a valid inference? Explain.
No, because the doctors asked are not a representative sample of the population of doctors.
No, because 4 doctors said yes out of 9 who were asked.
Yes, because the doctors asked are a representative sample of the population of doctors.
Yes, because 4 doctors said yes out of the 5 who were asked.
A movie theater randomly samples the types of admission tickets sold on Friday in the afternoon and the evening. If 400 tickets are sold on a Friday afternoon, use your inference and proportional reasoning skills to determine how many of those 400 tickets would be adult tickets. Type your numerical answer only.
(a)
Trinity asked a random sample of 50 students at her school if they brought lunch from home today. If 30 answered “yes,” about what percent of students at Trinity’s school brought lunch from home today?
15%
30%
50%
60%
Everyday after work, Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. What can you infer about the job Paul might have?
A doctor
A teacher
A construction worker
A basketball coach
It can be inferred that...
The two people are carrying something
The people are married
The person on the left is sad
The image was taken at night
You make inferences everyday (not just in reading)
true
false
