Steps to INFER
Definitions
Types of Questions
Wild CARD
Clue Words
100
The R Step of the Inference Strategy
What is Return to the question?
100
This means to make a conclusion or make a guess about something based on hints or facts that you have read.
What is a prediction?
100
The Two Major Types of Questions
What are Factual and Think and Seek?
100
This is something that can be proven to be true.
What is a Fact?
100
Who, what, where, when, why (when the answer is stated directly in the passage)
Factual
200
The E step of the Inference Strategy
What is Explore the supporting details?
200
Means to restate the content of a passage in a few sentences or words.
What is summarizing?
200
A question that restates, gives meaning, or makes an idea more clear to the reader?
What is a Clarifying question?
200
What type of question - In paragraph 4 of the story, what color is Jonny's car?
What is a Factual Question?
200
Meaning, In your opinion, because, why (when the answer is NOT stated directly in the passage)
Clarifying
300
The I step of the Inference Strategy
What is Interact with the passage?
300
This is a question that can be "found right there" in the passage.
What is a Factual Question?
300
A question that looks at the passage as a whole, may include the setting, theme, or author's purpose.
What is a Big Picture question?
300
The central idea of a passage
What is the main idea?
300
Most likely, will, might, what may happen...
Predicting
400
The F step of the Inference Strategy
What is Find the Clues?
400
Means the overall feeling created by a passage.
What is the mood?
400
Asks you to make an educated guess about what might happen based on what you have already read.
What is a Predicting Question?
400
You should always do this when answering your questions.
What is highlight/underline your evidence?
400
Tell me the question type: What is the probable meaning of the word "dependable" in paragraph 8?
What is Clarifying?
500
The N Step in the Inference Strategy
What is Note What You Know?
500
Why is it important to read the entire question?
To fully understand the what the question is asking.
500
You will need to consider the correct answer and then look back into the story to find support for your answer.
What is a Think and Seek Question?
500
The reasons that an author has for writing something.
What is the author's purpose?
500
Tell me the question type: Why did the author include a description of Cameron's hair in Paragraph 3?
What is a Big Picture question?
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