Fiction Inferring

Fiction texts are...

• Made up stories

• Texts that tell about real-life people, places, and things

Using what you know from the text to make a guess about what will happen next is...

• Predicting

• Monitoring

• Infering

• Making a text connection

to make a prediction or guess based on facts and details in the story.

• details

• infer

• main idea

• summary

What is one step in inferring a theme?

• Find the conflict

• List the characters

• Look at the setting

• Read the introduction

Read the passage and select the kind of text it is

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

When you draw inferences you need to....... (choose all that apply)

• use details in the text

• background knowledge

• key details

• text evidence

In the passage below, what can you infer about the setting of the story?

• The story might take place on a different planet.

• The story might take place in the past.

• The story might take place in a desert.

• We can’t make any inferences about the setting from this passage.

Which word best describes the Addy's feelings towards being at the camp at the beginning?

• Excited

• Indifferent

• Anxious

• Joyful

Read the passage and select the kind of text it is

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

To infer is to ..

• use clues in text and what you know

• neglect, misunderstand, divide