Inferential and Literal Questions

What are the two types of questions?

• literal and actual
• actual and fake
• inferential and literal
• predicting and summarizing

What are the difference between the two types of questions?

• one type asks you to get the answer from the text and the other asks you to infer

• to sound really smart when speaking

• to test how well we know the facts about the text

• the ability to build our English vocabulary

An inferential question requires you to...

• read between the lines and infer

• consult a friend

• lift the answer from the passage

Why do the trees look this way?

• The trees are dying.
• The storm covered them with ice and snow.
• The trees are growing.
• Someone painted them.

What might live nearby?

• a giraffe
• a crocodile
• a monkey
• a deer

A comprehension question that can often be directly quoted from the text

• Inferential
• Literal

A comprehension question where you must "read between the lines."

• Inferential
• Literal