Inferencing
"Jack's mother tells him to take an umbrella with him when he is leaving for school. However, Jack does not think it is necessary."
Based on the sentences above, what can you infer about the weather?
It is raining or is going to rain.
What are the three main types of Point of View?
1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person Point of View.
A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn't know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki's trait (or friendliness)?
A.) Nicki's thoughts, B.) Nicki's feelings, C.) Nicki's actions, D.) The other characters' reactions to Nicki
C.) Nicki's Actions.
When and where a story takes place.
Setting.
How many colors does a rainbow have?
Seven!
A girl tells you that her cat's name is "Grumpy Gus". You might infer that the cat...
A.) Is a kitten.
B.) Is often in a bad mood.
C.) Is large.
D.) Is in your backyard.
B.) Is often in a bad mood.
When the narrator tells the story to another character using the words 'you' and 'your'. The author could be talking to the audience as well. Which Point of View is this?
2nd person POV.
"Daniel likes to help others. He often volunteers at the homeless shelter and frequently brings an extra lunch to school to give to a friend. If anyone ever needs help, Daniel is one of the first people to volunteer." The character trait that best describes Daniel is...
A.) Obedient, B.) Charming, C.) Loyal, D.) Generous
D.) Generous
A short paragraph that tells the main events (or most important ideas) from the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Summary.
Who lives in a Pineapple under the Sea?
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
"Erick's mom is having a birthday party this weekend. He wants to do something special for her. Erick knows that his mom always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon. He turned on his computer and looked at the map."
What is Erick doing? How do you know?
Erick is going to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon for his mom. Key words in the sentence are 'mom always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon' and 'he looked at the map'.
"Maya and Tucker were on a field trip for school. Maya was so excited to see all the animals at the aquarium. She told her friend Tucker that her favorite animal is the goldfish. She had her own fish at home!" Whose perspective is the story from?
Maya's!
Which of these would NOT be considered a character in a story?
A.) Protagonist, B.) A Car, C.) A Cloud, D.) A Puppy, E.) They would all be characters.
E.) They would all be characters.
Clues in the text that help the reader determine (or figure out) the meaning of an unknown word.
Context clues.
How many bones does a worm have in their bodies?
NONE!
When making an inference, the most important thing is...
A.) What you know about the topic.
B.) The topic of the text.
C.) The characters in the text.
D.) Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.
D.) Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.
Which Point of View are the following sentences written in?
"Neil was extremely happy when he got his math test back from Mr. Frank. He received an A and couldn't wait to go home to tell his dad."
3rd Person POV.
"Over winter break, Quinn got a job walking dogs each morning. When school started back, his parents suggested he quit his job until the Summer. Quinn decided to keep it. He knew it would be hard waking up at 5am to walk the dogs, then having to go to school right after. Quinn was trying to earn enough money to go to Summer camp." Which set of adjectives describes Quinn?
A.) Trustworthy and Thoughtless, B.) Responsible and Determined, C.) Rude and Unfriendly.
B.) Responsible and Determined.
When a reader uses clues from the text (textual evidence) plus what they already know about human life to draw a conclusion.
Which land animal can open its mouth the widest?
A hippopotamus! They can open their mouths up to 3.5 feet wide.
When you "read between the lines", you...
A.) Make an educated guess about things that aren't written down.
B.) Look for the very small print in between the lines of a book.
C.) Stop and think about each line before you read on.
D.) Read two things at once.
A.) Make an educated guess about things that aren't written down.
Which Point of View are the following sentences written in?
"We have lived in the country for as long as I can remember. When we were younger, Ma would play games with us, cook for us, and clean up after us. As we got older, she slowly stopped doing those things and left us on our own."
First Person POV.
"Shelly was in the waiting room at the dentist office when her imagination went wild. She pictured herself being strapped to a huge chair while the dentist hovered over her with a drill. She could just see the dentist drilling her tooth while her mother and several others held her in the chair. By the time her name was called back, she was shaking all over.” How does the author let the reader know what Shelly was thinking?
The author paints a picture in the reader's mind describing Shelly's imagination.
A group of letters that is added at the beginning of a word to help a reader better understand the meaning of a word they do not know.
Prefix.
What is the most ordered fast-food in America?
Fried chicken!