INFER The Inference Strategy 5
Theme
Another word for "message"--what the author wants the reader to know
Purpose
Author's reason for writing the passage
What is the author's meaning for writing this passage?
Big Picture
Which of these statements best summarizes the passage?
Big Picture
There are three types of Think and Seek Questions:
Big Picture Questions (B), Predicting Questions (P), and Clarifying Questions (C).
What are the three types of Think and Seek questions?
Big Picture, Predicting, and Clarifying.
From the author's description in the third paragraph, it is implied that...
Clarifying
What is the probable meaning of the word "abstract" in the last paragraph?
Clarifying
E
Explore any supporting details
What does the E stand for in INFER?
Explore any supporting details
What does the E stand for?
Explore supporting details
What is the name of the national anthem?
Factual
Why did Jimmy have to hurry home?
Factual
There are two major types of questions:
Factual and Think & Seek
What are the two major types of questions?
Factual and Think and Seek
There are four types of questions all together:
Factual, Big Picture, Predicting, and Clarifying
What does the F stand for in INFER?
Find clues
F
Find the clues
What does the F stand for?
Find the clues
The THIRD step in the Inference Strategy is to...
Find the clues.
Infer
Guess the best answer based on the information we already know
What does the I stand for?
Interact with the questions and passage
I
Interact with the questions and the passage
What does the I stand for in INFER?
Interact with the questions and the passage
When you are answering a factual question what is a good thing to look out for?
Key Words
How do you answer a factual question?
Look in the passage given. It is right there in the text.
Key Words for Big Picture Questions:
Main Idea, Message, Setting, Summary, Theme, Tone and Purpose
Key Words for Big Picture Questions
Main idea, theme, message, purpose, setting, tone, summarize
N
Note what you know
What does the N stand for in INFER?
Note what you know
What does the N stand for?
Note what you know
What is a fact?
Something real or true
How do you answer a think and seek question?
Think and Look for clues. It is not "right there" in the passage.
Infer
To guess the best answer based on the information you already know.
Key Words for Factual Questions
What, where, who, which, when, how
What will a factual question begin with?
Who, What, When, Where, or How
Message
author's communication in writing to the reader
Infer means to...
draw a conclusion or make a guess about something based on clues.
The FOURTH step in the Inference Strategy is to...
explore any supporting details.
When you note what you know, you...
figure out the type of question it is and write a code letter next to it.
During the "Return to the Question" step, you will...
go back and answer the questions.
The FIRST step in the Inference Strategy is to...
interact with the questions and the passage.
During the "Explore any Supporting Details" step, you will...
look for more details to support your answer.
Key Words for Clarifying Questions
meant, trying to do, feeling, caused, reason, compare, contrast, probable definition/meaning
Key Words for Prediction Questions
next, future, will happen
The SECOND step of the Inference Strategy is to...
note what you know.
If Janet doesn't accept the job offer quickly...?
Predicting
When the mom arrived home, she probably...?
Predicting
Factual Questions
Questions that require finding an answer that is right there in the text
Big Picture Questions
Questions that require you to figure out the main idea, message, or theme
Predicting Questions
Questions that require you to make a guess or forecast about what will happen in the future
Clarifying Questions
Questions that require you to make sense of something
What does the R stand for in INFER?
Return to the question
The FIFTH step in the Inference Strategy is to...
Return to the question.
R
Return to the questions
What does the R stand for?
Return to the questions
During the "Find the Clues" step, you will...
read the passage and look for clues to help answer the questions.
The answer for a Factual Question is...
right there in the text.
Summary
short statement that tells about a long passage
Setting
the place in which the story is located
When you interact with the questions and the passage, you...
think about or work with the questions
With Think and Seek Questions, you must
think and look for clues to figure out the best answer.
