7.1-Citing Text Evidence & Inferences
Background knowledge + explicit text evidence= inference
*Helpful tip: If you are struggling to make an inference, think about what the author is trying to tell you by reading between the lines. Why would they phrase the text in the way they did?
*Helpful tip: Change "I, we, you, us," etc. to "people" or "a person."
2. Try breaking the word down into the root word
3. Find out the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
4. Keep reading to see if you can understand the text as a whole
5. Put another word in its place and reread it to see if it makes sense
6. Make sure the text does not have any *'s or small numbers next to the word. If it does, look at the bottom to see if it is already defined.
*Helpful Tip: During the writing segment of the test, if you are struggling to spell a word, try looking back through your texts to locate it. Copy it down in your writing.
1. Cause/Effect:
Informational texts often describe cause and effect relationships. The text describes events and identifies or implies causal factors.
2. Problem/Solution:
The text describes a problem and presents solutions.
3. Compare/Contrast:
Author uses comparisons to describe ideas. Similes, metaphors, and analogies are used.
4. Description:
Sensory details help readers visualize information.
5. Question and Answer:
How-to-texts frame the information in order to answer a question.
6. Chronological (time order):
The text is sequenced with one event happening after another.
*Helpful Tip: Think about the author's purpose and the genre of the text before trying to identify the text structure. Typically, an author's purpose and genre will provide clues to determining the text structure. For example, an interview will be question and answer.
The author tries to get you to do something
I-Inform
The author tries to give you facts and information about a topic
E-Entertain
The author tries to engage the reader through a story
*Helpful Tip: If you are struggling to determine the author's purpose, ask yourself "Why did the author write this?" "What's the point?"
A. open-minded
B. stubborn
C. childish
D. restless
A. open-minded
B. stubborn
C. childish
D. restless
The partial outline below contains information from the article.
1. Pocahontas's birth
2. Early contact with Europeans
A.
B. gets to know the colonists
C. carries messages to Jamestown
Based on the information in the article, choose the phrase that best belongs in the blank.
A. visits John Smith in England
b. saves John Smith's life
c. marries John Rolfe
d. born around 1595
A. visits John Smith in England
b. saves John Smith's life
c. marries John Rolfe
d. born around 1595
Read the following sentence from Paragraph 3:
The way the story goes, Smith was leading an expedition in December 1607 when he was later captured by some Native Americans."
What does the word expedition most likely mean?
A. walk
B. journey
C. war
D. happy life
A. walk
B. journey
C. war
D. happy life
A. table of contents
B. glossary
C. heading
D. index
A. table of contents
B. glossary
C. heading
D. index
A. first person
B. second person
C. third person limited
D. third person omniscient
A. first person
B. second person
C. third person limited
D. third person omniscient
Read the following sentence from paragraph 7:
Saddened, but still spirited, Pocahontas continued to act as a bridge between her people and the colonists.
A. She never was John Smith's girlfriend so she was not impacted by his death
B. She persevered through this difficult time in her life in order to help her people.
C. She was a double-agent, and thus had to keep spying on the English colony.
D. She was no longer in love with John Smith because she met John Rolfe.
A. She never was John's Smith so she was not impacted by his death
B. She persevered through this difficult time in her life in order to help her people.
C. She was a double-agent, and thus had to keep spying on the English colony.
D. She was no longer in love with John Smith because she met John Rolfe.
A. Pocahontas was actually named Matoaka
B. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan
C. Pocahontas was a symbol of unity
D. Pocahontas died in March 1617
A. Pocahontas was actually named Matoaka
B. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan
C. Pocahontas was a symbol of unity
D. Pocahontas died in March 1617
Unfortunately, the colonists and the Powhatan did not remain amicable. As tensions increased, Pocahontas was forced to visit Jamestown less and less.
What words could be highlighted to help define the word "amicable"?
-remain
-tensions increased
-less and less
A. illustrate the fashion of 1607
B. depict Pocahontas in a militaristic way
C. provide the reader with a visual of the text's topic
D. show an example of a watercolor painting
A. illustrate the fashion of 1607
B. depict Pocahontas in a militaristic way
C. provide the reader with a visual of the text's topic
D. show an example of a watercolor painting
A. to inform the reader about Pocahontas's life
B. to entertain the reader with a dramatic love triangle
C. to persuade the reader that Pocahontas was a prideful
D. to inform the reader about the Powhatan tribe
A. to inform the reader about Pocahontas's life
B. to entertain the reader with a dramatic love triangle
C. to persuade the reader that Pocahontas was a prideful
D. to inform the reader about the Powhatan tribe
A. everything would have stayed the same
B. The English would have killed Pocahontas
C. Powhatan would have killed John Smith and war would have begun
D. The English would have left Jamestown peacefully
A. everything would have stayed the same
B. The English would have killed Pocahontas
C. Powhatan would have killed John Smith and war would have begun
D. The English would have left Jamestown peacefully
A. The colonist and the Powhatan grew angry with one another
B. Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
C. Pocahontas was the most influential woman in Native American history.
D. Powhatan eventually adopted John Smith.
A. The colonist and the Powhatan grew angry with one another
B. Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
C. Pocahontas was the most influential woman in Native American history.
D. Powhatan eventually adopted John Smith.
Read the following sentence:
"After luring her onto his ships and holding her there, Argall sent word to Powhatan."
The word "luring" most likely means
A. invited
B. tricking
C. detering
D. tempting
A. invited
B. tricking
C. detering
D. tempting
A. to entertain
b. to persuade
c. to inform
d. both a and c
A. to entertain
b. to persuade
c. to inform
d. both a and c
A. It helps to describe a war between the Powhatan and The English
B. It helps to answer a question about Pocahontas's early life
C. It helps to compare John Rolfe and John Smith's lives
D. It helps to develops the sequence of Pocahontas's life
A. It helps to describe a war between the Powhatan and The English
B. It helps to answer a question about Pocahontas's early life
C. It helps to compare John Rolfe and John Smith's lives
D. It helps to develops the sequence of Pocahontas's life