

Inferencing Pt. 2
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8th Grade
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Faith Taylor
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Rely on the author's words rather than your own experiences
Try to read the author's mind (using clues)
Don't invent your own message
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Multiple Choice
If your mom tells you to put your raincoat on before leaving the house, you can infer (or make an educated guess) that it is...
raining
hot
cold
not too hot, not too cold
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence:
He is known as the president with the beard and the black top hat who led us through the Civil War.
Who can we infer is being spoken about?
John Adams
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
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Multiple Choice
What season is shown in this picture?
Summer
Winter
Fall
Spring
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Multiple Choice
What time is shown in this picture?
Midnight
noon
Morning or evening
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Multiple Choice
Why do the trees look like this?
They have been covered in ice and snow
They are dying
They are blooming
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Multiple Choice
What might live nearby?
a lizard
a wild moose
an alligator
a duck
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Multiple Choice
Which of these can be inferred from the last sentence in the passage?
Maria is going to the concert and will tell her dad she forgot his birthday.
Maria is on her way to buy her and her friends concert tickets.
Maria is going to ask her mom to buy her dad the drill.
Maria is on her way to buy her dad's birthday present.
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Multiple Choice
How do you think Maria feels in paragraph 1?
Excited about her friend coming to visit
Desperate to find extra money for the tickets
Disappointed that she is not able to buy her father the present
Excited for her dad's birthday party
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences made Maria change her mind?
“I could get him something else, but what if he doesn’t like it?”
Who knows when Emily will come back to town again?”
"...think about what your father would do if the tables were turned.”
She patted Maria on the shoulder before she walked out the room.
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Multiple Choice
Why is John concerned about meeting his deadline?
He was having a meeting with the sales manager.
He was distracted by noise all morning long.
He was watching television shows all day.
He was making too much noise to concentrate.
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Open Ended
In the last paragraph, what can you assume the writer plans to do?
Sentence stem: "The writer in paragraph 7 plans to..."
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