Inferencing
Before the next question had even been asked, Callie’s hand shot up into the air. A few of us grinned. “Brownnoser,” I head someone behind me hiss, and I couldn’t help but agree.
Where am I?
What is the classroom?
Using what you know and the clues from the text to come to a logical conclusion.
What is inferencing?
This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was set for PM instead of AM, so I woke up really late. I just threw on some clothes and ran out the door. I rode my bike as fast as I could and thought that I was going to be late for sure, but when I got there everyone was outside and there were fire trucks all lined up in front of school. I guess somebody pulled the fire alarm before class started. It worked out though, because nobody really noticed or minded that I was tardy.
What is chronological order?
Is it true that ____ and Uncle Hector moved to Seaside?
Her or She
What is she?
Emmanuel’s fingers gripped the cold medal of the chair as he waited for his algebra exam results.
What is metal?
As George walked down the hall towards his own apartment door, he could smell his neighbors dinners.
What time of day is it?
What is evening/night?
A device used to compare two things, typically using the words “like,” “as,” or “than”.
Example “as quiet as a mouse"
What is a simile?
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 prohibited from altering the source code.
What is compare and contrast?
Which is a complete sentence?
Walnuts stay fresh longer in the refrigerator or the freezer.
Ms. Bartlett turned left she yielded to oncoming traffic.
What is Walnuts stay fresh longer in the refrigerator or the freezer?
The Four Corners Monument, were Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet, is the only point in the U.S. shared by four states.
What is where?
There are so many activities. We can rent paddleboats, or go fishing. The boys have been enjoying swimming, while all Martha wants to do is to lay in one of the wooden deck chairs with a book.
Where are they?
What is a lake?
Information that explains, clarifies, or proves the main idea of a paragraph or piece of writing.
What is supporting details?
Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are not caused by temperature- they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs.
What is cause and effect?
The wheelchair basketball players inspired my teammates and ___ to challenge ourselves even more.
me or I
What is me?
The members of my favorite band were _________ for a reunion tour, _________ the drummer, who had left the band for another group.
Altogether All together accept except
What is all together and except?
Liam and his his mother walked up and down the aisles of the huge library, one floor at a time. There were books of every imaginable field of study. Here and there were students studying. Some glanced up as Liam and his mother walked by. A few wore headphones. One was asleep. "Well?" his mother asked him. "I like it," he said. "I can see myself here."
What kind of library are Liam and his mother visiting?
What is a college/university library?
Questions asked for effect without the expectation of a reply.
What is a rhetorical question?
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?
Cactis' shapes and size's can vary significantly.
Correct the plural and possessive nouns.
What is Cacti's and sizes?
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham lincoln Issued the Emancipation proclamation, which proclaimed the freedom of slaves in ten states that were still in Rebellion.
Find the 4 capitalization errors.
What is Lincoln, issued, Proclamation, rebellion?
Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear except for the cruel sun. The sun had drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. He ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. He knew it was well seeded, yet nothing sprang from the dirt.
What does Mr. Johnson do for a living?
What is farming?
Ways to arrange the main points of a speech or writing.
Ex. cause and effect
What are organizational patterns?
Students are not allowed to chew gum in my class. While some students think that I am just being mean, there are many good reasons for this rule. First, some irresponsible students make messes with their gum. They may leave it on the bottoms of desks, drop it on the floor, or put it on other people’s property. Another reason why I don’t allow students to chew gum is because it is a distraction. When they are allowed to chew gum, students are more worried about having it, popping it, chewing it, and snapping it then they are in listening, writing, reading, and learning. This is why I don’t allow students to chew gum in my class.
What is cause and effect?
Complete in future-tense form of the verb.
The next time Hailey's comet (approach) Earth is in 2061.
What is will approach?
Smallpox is a dangerous disease true but should the only existing samples of the smallpox virus be destroyed?
Correct the text by inserting a comma or commas.
What is disease, true, but?