Making Inferences in Informational Text 2020
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Making Inferences in Informational Text 2020
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following title is most likely an informational text?
My Best Friend, Joe
Lefty
The People Could Fly
Understanding Time Zones
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Multiple Choice
If you can point to, highlight, underline the answer in a text, that is a/an _____________ answer.
explicit
implicit
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Read between the lines means to pay attention to what was hinted at but not said directly; to find a hidden meaning in the text.
I could tell my sister was mad at me by reading between the lines of her text message; her sentences were very short and she didn't add any funny emojis like she usually does.
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Evidence - the facts that prove or dispove something.
I found evidence to support my conclusion about killer whales in a book about sea creatures.
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Multiple Choice
When you use details or evidence with background knowledge, you
summarize.
problem solve.
identity the main idea.
infer.
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Infer - to use evdience or facts to reach a conclusion.
When my dad's door is shut, we infer that he is busy and we try not to bother him.
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Multiple Choice
Which statement about an inference is correct?
An inference is not based on any evidence.
An inference is based only on what a text says.
An inference always turns out to be right.
An inference requires that you use clues.
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Multiple Choice
Inferencing means_____.
understanding exactly what the text says
using logic to read between the lines
determining what's a fact and what's an opinion
using word parts to decode an unknown word
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Multiple Choice
Ellen felt the warm sunlight hit her face. She rolled over in bed, feeling unusually well-rested. But she knew it was a weekday. When she blinked her eyes and saw "9:00 am" on the clock, she shouted, "Oh nooooo!" So she jumped out of bed, dressed as fast as she could, brushed her teeth in a flash and grabbed her backpack on the way out the house. What can you infer from the passage?
Ellen is going to the store to buy toothpaste.
Ellen slept longer than usual and is late.
Ellen is at the beach.
Ellen had trouble sleeping last night.
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Multiple Select
The cat padded into the room. She looked so carefree, ignoring our loud conversation as she settled into the fireplace, purring happily. She was so relaxed that we all stopped talking to watch her. Finally, Nora shook her head, and the spell was broken. "What were we fighting about again?" she asked and the argument resumed.
What detail from the passage helps you infer the meaning of the word carefree?
"What were we fighting about again? she asked..."
"She was so relaxed that we all stopped talking to watch her."
"Finally, Nora shook her head, and the spell was broken."
"The cat padded into the room."
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Multiple Choice
What can you infer from this picture?
Lebron James is the best basketball player on the planet.
Lebron James won a championship game.
Lebron James scored 50 points in the playoffs.
Lebron James is not the best free throw shooter in the NBA.
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Multiple Choice
A news report came out about teen and cell phones. Teens spend most time sending messages. They send more messages to their friends than to their family.
What can you infer from this paragraph?
Teens rarely use their cell phones to record videos for their family.
Teens' family members never return their messages.
Teens spend less time on cell phones sharing photos than they do sending messages.
Teens don't enjoy accessing CANVAS on their cell phones.
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Make sure you read the questions before reading the text, if possible.
Question: You can infer that buffalo live in packs and reserves so that_____.
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Multiple Choice
You can infer that buffalo live in packs and reserves so that __.
they will not have to travel much
they will have protection while their numbers grow
it is easier for people to see them
they do not hurt people who want to watch
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Multiple Choice
From the third paragraph, you can tell
Third Paragraph - Some cattle ranchers who live near Yellowstone do not like having the buffalo there. They worry that teh buffalo could come onto their land and make their cattle sick. Because of this, the government has slaughtered more than 3,500 buffalo. But many people do not believe the buffalo can actually pass diseases to cattle. In 2003, a law was passed to make it harder for the government to kill buffalo.
many people thought the government was wrong to slaughter buffalo
ranchers value the buffalo herd more than their own cattle
thousands of buffalo have been moved away from Yellowstone
the buffalo carry diseases that can be harmful to humans
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Exit ticket: Go to Module "Virtual Learning Week 6." Read the short paragraph and answer in the text box.
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