Inferences in Literary Texts
What is an inference?
What is a logical assumption based on observed facts from the text and one’s own prior knowledge?
This is an example of which text structure:
Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.
What is Problem & Solution?
The Main idea of a text is...
What is what the text is mostly about?
What is an informational text?
What is a text containing facts that are real?
Which text structure belong to these clue words:
as a result, because, due to, since, thereforeWhat is cause and effect?
What is a key detail?
What are important word or phrases?
This is an example of which text structure:
French and Indian War (1754)
Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)
Battle of Saratoga (1777)
Battle of Yorktown (1782)
What is chronology/chronological order?
A topic is...
What is the subject of the text?
Where do we find key details?
What is in the text?
Which text structure belong to these clue words:
time, dates, events
What is chronological order/chronology?
What does explicit mean?
What is Very clean and complete; openly shown?
This is an example of which text structure:
Eating cereal is easy. First, get out your materials. Next, pour your cereal in the bowl, add milk, and enjoy.
What is Sequence/Sequential Order?
Facts, examples, or details that support and help to describe the main idea are known as ____________.
What are supporting details?
What is the difference between details and key details?
Key details are pieces of important information that supports the main idea and details are any supporting facts.
Which text structure belong to these clue words:
leads to, issues, problem, as a result, so, idea
What is Problem and Solution?
Javonte and Demorrious went bike riding every day. They both had red bikes.
What does this text say explicitly?
A. Javonte and Demorrious ride bikes.
B. Javonte and Demorrious like to ride bikes.
C. Javonte and Demorrious are outside.
D. Javonte and Demorrious like to be outside.
What is A.) Javonte and Demorrious ride bikes?
This is an example of which text structure:
Linux and Windows are both operating systems. Computers use them to run programs. Linux is totally free and open source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are banned from changing the source code.
What is Compare and contrast?
TRUE OR FALSE
One or two words about the whole text is called the main idea.
What is FALSE?
Dogs can learn up to 1000 words. They can also be taught more than 1500 tricks.
What does this text explicitly say?
A. Dogs are very smart.
B. Dogs are like people.
C. Dogs can be taught more than 1500 tricks.
D. Dogs can be brown.
What is C. Dogs can be taught more than 1500 tricks?
Which text structure belong to these clue words:
first, second, third, then, next, before, after, finally
What is Sequence/sequential order?
Javonte and Demorrious went bike riding every day. They both had red bikes.
What can you infer from the text?
A. Javonte and Demorrious ride bikes.
B. Javonte and Demorrious like to ride bikes.
C. Javonte and Demorrious are outside.
D. Javonte and Demorrious like to be outside.
What is B.) Javonte and Demorrious like to ride bikes?
This is an example of which text structure:
Garrett had a fever of 102 degrees while he was at school. He had to leave school to go the hospital to get treatment to reduce his fever. After receiving his treatment, Garrett felt much better.
What is cause and effect?
Summarizing is...
What is a brief recount or shortened version of the important parts of a text?
Dogs can learn up to 1000 words. They can also be taught more than 1500 tricks.
What can you infer from the text?
A. Dogs are very smart.
B. Dogs are like people.
C. Dogs can be taught more than 1500 tricks.
D. Dogs can be brown.
What is A.) Dogs are very smart?
Which text structure belong to these clue words:
such as, for instance, in addition, also
What is description/descriptive?