Incredible Inferences
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Grammar Gurus
Text Features
100
Mom gets home and puts the bags of food on the counter. The kids help her put away milk, bread and eggs before going to do their homework. Where was Mom?
What is the grocery store?
100
I like eating candy, ______!
What is too?
100
Fill in the relative pronoun. The man _________________ we met on the street is my uncle.
What is whom?
100
What part of a book has words and word meanings listed in alphabetical order?
What is a glossary?
200
John gets home from school late on Thursday. He puts his sheet music and trumpet on the kitchen counter. His mom asks, "Did Mr. Smith give you the music for the spring concert?" Where was John?
What is music lessons?
200
_____________ are nine fourth grade teachers.
What is There?
200
Fill in the relative pronoun. The cafe _________________ she usually has breakfast is around the corner.
What is where?
200
Some books have a visual way to show what has happened over time, plotted in order of date. What is this called?
What is a time line?
300
Jane's mom walks into the kitchen wearing a sun hat and an old pair of shoes. "Those vegetable plants are growing by leaps and bounds!" she exclaims to Jane, as she takes off a dirty glove and wipes some dirt off her face. Where was her mom?
What is gardening?
300
I like reading ___________ book.
What is your?
300
Fill in the relative adverb. Do you know the reason _______ the wolf howls?
What is why?
300
Why would an author include a chart or graph in a text?
What is the chart or graph would be there to help the reader gain information not stated directly in the text? The chart or graph would help the reader understand more about the subject.
400
You may want to have my phone number around in case your house gets a leaky pipe! My services might be handy when your house is having trouble with a sink, faucet or bath tub. What is my job?
What is a plumber?
400
________________ my favorite person.
What is You're
400
Fill in the relative adverb. Quarter Moon Beach, ______ Mr. Garner surfs, has enormous waves.
What is where?
400
Make a chart that would go in a book to help a reader better understand this information. The lake is full of animals. There were 12 kinds of snakes, 18 kinds of fish and 4 kinds of turtles.
What is (see teacher example).
500
Brittany watched as her new neighbors moved in. She saw a tall man carrying a bike and a canoe into the garage. She also saw a young woman carrying a surfboard through the front door. What can she infer about her neighbors?
What is she can infer that they like to spend time outside?
500
This word means "couple" when spelled one way, and is a kind of fruit when spelled another way.
What is pair and pear?
500
Fill in the relative pronoun. The girl _________________ poem I read is still in high school.
What is whose?
500
Put the following on a timeline. -Henry Hudson explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and Hudson River. (1609) -Christopher Columbus sails to 'The New World', landing in Cuba. (1492) -Jacques Marquette explores the Mississippi River. (1673) -Ferdinand Magellan and his crew sail around the world. (1519)
What is Columbus, Magellan, Hudson, Marquette? (see teacher example)