What is an Inference?
True or False?
Inferences are just guesses?
What is false. An inference is not a random guess but a logical conclusion made from clues in the story and what you already know.
We march happily into her house.
What is not an inference.
What are a group lines called in a poem?
What is a stanza.
When should you read your questions to each article? Why?
Who is Luke Skywalker's father?
What is Darth Vader.
True or False?
Inferences always have a "right" answer.
What is false. Different people might make different inferences based on their own experiences and how they saw the clues in the text. As long as the inference is supported by evidence, it can be valid.
The speaker will continue to visit Abuelita.
What do we call a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"?
What is Simile.
On summary questions, should you pick the first answer choice you read?
What is false. Test makers typically put the correct answers for long questions at the end to make sure you are reading everything.
Who is the leader of the Rebel Alliance?
Princess Leia
True or False?
Inferences are not the same as summaries.
What is true.
Inference = Making conclusions from clues and your own knowledge (not directly stated).
Summary = Briefly retelling the main points of the text in your own words.
The speaker is honored to be with Abuelita.
What is an inference.
What is it called when an inanimate object or abstract concept is given human qualities?
What is Personification.
To help with comprehension, what should you be doing beside each paragraph when you are reading.
What is annotating.
What color is Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber?
What is blue.
True or false?
Inference question always deal with feelings or emotions.
What is false.
Inferences about emotions are common, but they can also be about other things, like predicting what might happen next or understanding the setting or motivations of characters.
Wrinkled and brown like an old paper bag.
What is not an inference.
What is the term for the overall feeling or atmosphere created by the poem?
What is mood.
When getting tired on the test what is the best strategy you should use?
What is take a break. Go to the restroom or take a stretch break.
What is the name of the Sith Lord who is also known as Darth Sidious?
Emperor Palpatine
What is the most likely reason the poet uses exclamation points in the third stanza?
F- To emphasize how much respect the speaker has for Abuelita
G- To show the speaker’s excitement about his long visit with Abuelita
H- To convey Papa’s hesitation about leaving the speaker with Abuelita
J- To highlight how long it has been since the speaker last saw Abuelita
What is G- To show the speaker’s excitement about his long visit with Abuelita
In lines 5 & 25, the words "bury myself and "hidden" highlight that the speaker-
A-wishes he could live permanently with Abuelita
B-fears being seen by others when he hugs Abuelita
C-feels safe and content with Abuelita
D- is able to forget where he is when he is with Abuelita
What is C-feels safe and content with Abuelita.
Read line 14 & 15 from the poem.
"Painted yellow-white like a forgotten Easter egg,
And cracked her and there like that same egg."
The poet includes these similes most likely to —
A: suggest that the speaker has not visited Abuelita in a long time
B: help the reader visualize Abuelita’s house C: identify the speaker’s favorite holiday to spend with Abuelita
D: help the reader imagine a specific place in Abuelita’s house
What is B: help the reader visualize Abuelita’s house
From the speaker’s experience, the reader can learn that —
A parents are to be appreciated
B happiness can be found in trying new things
C time spent with family should be cherished
D relationships can strengthen with time
What is C time spent with family should be cherished.
How does the poet develop the theme of this poem?
A: By comparing the actions of Papa and Abuelita B: By explaining the reasons the speaker visits Abuelita
C: By telling about the photographs in Abuelita’s house
D: By describing the speaker’s interaction with Abuelita
What is D: By describing the speaker’s interaction with Abuelita.