Inference Riddles
I begin in the morning.
There are 365 of me.
Night is my opposite.
What am I?
Day
True or False?
The theme is the message the author wishes to communicate to the audience.
True
True or False?
A summary should include your opinion.
False
Which text structure tells about something by describing its features or giving examples?
Description
Which one is the proper noun?
fall
august
math
August
Birds fly south for me.
I am a season when the days are short and the nights are long.
What am I?
Winter
True or False?
The theme should contain specific information from the story.
False
True or False?
The summary should include the beginning, middle, and end or the problem and solution.
True
An informational text that contains the signal words "due to" and "therefore" follows which text structure?
Cause and Effect
On Tuesday morning, Mr. Maguire walked to the Beach.
I have a head and a tail.
My favorite number is one.
I am made of copper.
What am I?
Main Idea or Theme?
The men were stuck in a blizzard, and they survived because David was prepared.
Main Idea
The first S in SWBST stands for "Somebody".
What question should you answer for "Somebody"?
Who is the main character?
An informational text that discusses how to jump rope would follow which text structure?
Sequence
True or False?
Key words for a simile are "like" and "as...as".
True
You wear me on St. Patrick's Day but frogs wear me all of the time?
What am I?
Green
Main Idea or Theme?
Good always conquers bad.
Theme
The B in SWBST stands for "But".
What question should you answer for "But"?
What is the problem?
An informational text that discusses the similarities and differences between Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks would follow which text structure?
Compare and Contrast
Simile or Metaphor?
Seth was as fast as a cheetah on the track.
Simile
I hang out in schools.
I sleep with my eyes open.
I can breathe under water.
What am I?
Explain why the following is NOT a good example of theme.
Madison learned that its better to give than receive when she saw how happy the little boy became when she gave him her teddy bear.
It contains specific details from the story. It is not a general statement that can be applied to everyone.
If "B" or "But" represents the problem/conflict, which part of "SWBST" represents the solution/resolution?
"T" or "Then"
An informational text that discusses the issue of texting and driving and ways to prevent it would follow which text structure?
Problem and Solution
Simile or Metaphor?
She was the sun on a rainy day.
Metaphor