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Inference Strategy - Lesson 3 Big Picture

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Big picure questions have answers that are RIGHT THERE in the text, I don't need to search for them.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

My questions right now will be factual or big picture.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What should I do FIRST when using the inference strategy?

a)

read the passage

b)

interact with the passage and questions

c)

note what you know

d)

answer the questions

4.

Which of the following is NOT a clue word for big picture questions?

a)

setting

b)

main idea

c)

tone

d)

where

5.

How many clues in the text should you find for EACH big picture question?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

0

d)

it depends

6.

What is the letter code for big picture questions?

a)

p

b)

q

c)

b

d)

bp

7.

What does the author's purpose, PIE, stand for?

a)

predict, inform, or entertain

b)

persuade, infer, or entertain

c)

persuade, infer, or educate

d)

persuade, inform, or entertain

8.

Which of these is NOT an example of a big picture question?

a)

What time is the dance?

b)

Another title for the story could be ...

c)

The author's purpose is...

d)

The main idea of this story is...

9.

What is the think and seek question we are learning now?

a)

big picture

b)

inference

c)

factual

d)

predicting

10.

What are the two types of questions?

a)

Factual and Think and Seek

b)

Factual and Big Picture

c)

Factual and Not Factual

d)

Factual and Infernce

11.

What is the main idea?

a)

The author's reason for writing

b)

A short statement that tells about a long passage

c)

The big idea in the paragraph or passage

d)

Another word for message

12.

Three purposes an author may have for writing a passage are to

a)

persuade

b)

entertain

c)

inform

d)

all of the above

13.

What is the theme of the story?

a)

The setting of the story.

b)

The big picture of the story.

c)

What the author wants the reader to know.

d)

The feeling of the passage

14.

What does infer mean?

a)

To do well on tests

b)

To read and write well.

c)

To make a conclusion or guess about something based on hints or facts that you have learned.

15.

What is the summary of the story?

a)

The author's reason for writing the story.

b)

The big idea of the paragraph.

c)

A short statement that tells about the paragraph or passage.

d)

The feeling of the story.

16.

What is the theme of the story?

a)

The setting of the story.

b)

The big picture of the story.

c)

What the author wants the reader to know.

d)

The feeling of the passage

17.

The purpose is the ________________.

a)

the feeling or emotions the author is expressing through adjectives or adverbs.

b)

the place in which the story is located.

c)

the author's reason for writing a passage.

d)

big idea of the paragraph or passage.

18.

The _______________ is a short statement that tells about a long passage.

a)

theme

b)

message

c)

summary

19.

The _______________ is another word for message or what the author wants the reader to know.

a)

theme

b)

message

c)

summary

20.

The _______________ is the author's communication in writing to the reader. What the author wants the reader to know.

a)

theme

b)

message

c)

summary

21.

The THREE purposes an author may have for writing a passage are to

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

educate

d)

entertain

22.

A big picture question will never have the words who, what, when, where, or how.

a)

True.

b)

False

23.

The R in the INFER strategy stands for ______.

a)

read.

b)

rate the question.

c)

refer to the text.

d)

return to the question and answer it.

24.

What TWO steps do you do while you read?

a)

Find the Clues.

b)

Return to the question.

c)

Interact with the question.

d)

Explore supporting details.

25.

What are the 3 types of THINK AND SEEK questions?

a)

Big Picture, Clarifying, Predicting

b)

Right, Left, Wrong

c)

Factual, Big Picture, Helping

d)

Helping, linking, practice

26.

What type of question is this? (What color is the boys hair?)

a)

Factual

b)

Big Picture

c)

Predicting

d)

Clarifying

27.

What type of question is this? (What is the theme of the text?)

a)

Factual

b)

Big Picture

c)

Predicting

d)

Clarifying

28.

What type of question is this? (What is the setting of the text?)

a)

Factual

b)

Big Picture

c)

Predicting

d)

Clarifying

29.

What type of question is this? (In what city does the text say that the story takes place?)

a)

Factual

b)

Big Picture

c)

Predicting

d)

Clarifying

30.

Define: tone

a)

The way the text makes you feel.

b)

The amount of voice the author uses

c)

The place where the story happens

d)

The way the author talks about a person in the story.

31.

Define: Setting

a)

The way the story makes you feel

b)

The place where the story happens

c)

The names of the characters

d)

The length of the story

32.

Define Theme

a)

The year the story happened

b)

The authors feelings about a character

c)

The message or moral of the story

d)

The place a story happened

33.

When we are in the FINDING CLUES step of the INFER strat what should we be doing?

a)

Calling a friend

b)

Looking through the text for answers and details

c)

Reading the answers

d)

Reading the text and the questions

34.

What does IRONY mean?

a)

The use of words to mean the opposite of what the words mean

b)

The most similar meaning

c)

A theme

d)

A moral

35.

Which of these is a FACT and not an opinion?

a)

Blue is a better color on her.

b)

She has red hair.

c)

Chocolate is gross.

d)

Bubblegum tastes great!

36.

Define: Opinion

a)

Someone's feelings about something.

b)

True statements backed up with details

c)

A bad answer

d)

The answer to a question

37.

Which of these is NOT a step in the INFER strategy?

a)

Interact with the questions and text

b)

Note what you know

c)

Equal parts of the questions

d)

Find the clues