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Reading Comprehension: Making Inferences

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1
What two components are needed to make an inference?
Facts and opinions
A question and an answer
Text clues and background knowledge
Sometimes it's already stated. Two components aren't needed.
2
What is background knowledge?
the process of learning new information
the knowledge that happens in the background
Comparisons and connections (text-text,text-self,text-world)
Connecting one thing to another with new info
3
What questions can help make inferences?
Who did it? Why did they do it?
To where? From where?
The 5 Ws
To whom? For whom?
4
Where am I?
Bathtub
Car wash
Washing dishes
Water balloon fight
5
Who am I?
Batter
Basketball player
Pitcher
Umpire
6
What is a text clue?
Words in the sentence of the paragraph.
information leading to the conclusion
info offers direct or indirect suggestions about its meaning
Evidence
7
Who am I?
Weather man
Astronaut
Pilot
Weight lifter
8
Who am I?
Mrs. Tatnall
Mrs. Graft
Mrs. Shenk
Mrs. Fraser
9
What is an inference?
An educated guess
Reading between the lines of a text.
A conclusion based on trial and error
10
Where am I?
Ocean
Pool
Sprinkler
Shower