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- 1. Multiple Choice
An inference is ____________________.
text evidence + what you know
retelling a story
making a guess without evidence
information written directly into the text.
- 2. Multiple Choice
When you use evidence to make a guess, you are using the reading strategy called ____.
making connections
creating sensory images
synthesizing
inferring
- 3. Multiple Choice
A child is sleeping upstairs quietly, when all of a sudden there is a loud "THUMP!" The reader can infer that ___.
the child continued to sleep calmly
the child fell out of bed
the child was eating a bag of chips
the child was reading a book
- 4. Multiple Choice
To make an inference you take what you know, and what the author tells you in order to _______.
come up with something the author doesn't tell you
know the wrong answer
not think about the story at all
stop reading
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which best describes a summary?
A really long detailed piece of writing
The entire text told in your own words
A dumb thing that teachers make you write
The main ideas and important details of a text
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does it mean to make an inference?
To establish a point by presenting more than one piece of evidence
To present a claim that cannot be proven or supported by evidence
To create an idea or conclusion that is drawn from evidence or reasoning
To form an opinion that opposes the evidence presented in an argument
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a prediction?
Tablets should not replace traditional textbooks.
A one-pound tablet can hold 50 pounds worth of textbooks.
Tablets will completely replace textbooks in 10 years.
People should reconsider the drawbacks of tablet use.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read these sentences from a story:
“Elian was not one to turn in his assignments late. In fact, he usually turned in all of his work early.”
Which strategy will best help the reader stop and think about Elian’s motivations?
Making connections
Synthesizing
Asking questions
Creating sensory images
- 9. Multiple Choice
Read these sentences from a story:
“Upon further inspection, it appeared that the document had been torn apart and then carefully taped back together. When I pointed this out to Simon, he glanced nervously around the room.”
Which strategy will best help the reader figure out what happened to the document in the story?
Inferring
Asking questions
Making connections
Synthesizing
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are reading strategies?
Strategies to help read fast
Strategies to help read loudly
Strategies to help understand the text
Strategies to confuse the reader
- 11. Multiple Choice
Asking about what is not understood in a text is _______.
determining importance
asking questions
synthesizing
making connections
- 12. Multiple Choice
Combining what has been read and what is known to create something new is called __________.
synthesizing
inferring
predicting
making connections
- 13. Multiple Choice
Guessing what will happen later in a text is called ________.
synthesizing
predicting
creating sensory images
determining importance
- 14. Multiple Choice
Reading between the lines to draw logical conclusions is called _________.
inferring
predicting
synthesizing
creating sensory images
- 15. Multiple Choice
Picturing the text in your mind is called _________________.
asking questions
synthesizing
creating sensory images
inferring
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