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Define Inferences
An educated guess using your prior knowledge, context clues and observations.
100
What is black and white and read all over?
Newspaper
100
The houses near the river all had several feet of water in their basements.
Flooding, high tide, heavy rains.
100
Imagine you're talking on the phone to a friend and you hear water running. What might your friend be doing?
Washing dishes; washing hands
100
What does "Eastern States Wake to Blanket of Snow" mean?
There was a snow storm on the East coast of the US
200
Define prior knowledge
Information that you have already learned.
200
I have keys. I have a memory. I have a monitor. What am I?
Computer
200
Skipper left muddy paw prints on shiny kitchen floor.
He was playing outside in the mud.
200
You're going to your friend's house for dinner. When you arrive, the house is dark and no one answers the door. What might have happened?
They are running late; you got the wrong date or time; you got there early.
200
What does "Teen awakened by fire fighters" mean?
There was a fire in the teens home
300
Define context clues
Words, phrases or sentences that help you figure something out.
300
I can be white or brown. I break easily. I come from chickens. What am I?
Eggs
300
Camille looked in the mirror and then called the hairdresser for an appointment.
Needed a haircut, new style, or hair dyed.
300
When you get home from school, you see water all over the driveway, but nowhere else. What might have happened?
Someone washed the car
300
What does "clowning around" mean?
Being funny; not listening; joking around
400
Define observation
Using your 5 senses
400
I hold lots of water. Sometimes I'm made of cement. Kids like to splash in me. What am I?
Pool
400
Tim had mowed lawns all day. The last lawn didn't look nearly as good as the first.
Tim was tired; the blade wasn't sharp enough anymore; the blade was dull.
400
Imagine you're in your garage and you hear screeching tires and then a loud noise. What do you think just happened?
An accident
400
What does "Top Grads" mean?
Students who are graduating top in their class; students who performed the best in the graduating class.
500
Define paraphrasing
Putting information into your own words.
500
I’m your body’s hardest part. Humans and animals have me. You get 2 sets of me
Teeth
500
Sally raked leaves into piles for more than an hour before lunch. When her dad got home from work he scolded her for not raking the leaves.
The strong winds blew the leaves around.
500
Imagine that every time you walk by the school office you hear someone coughing and sneezing. Who do you think is sick?
The secretary
500
What does "Mother nature not very motherly" mean?
The weather is not cooperating; really bad weather; stormy