Inferential and Literal Questions

What does it mean to "infer"?

hint: it is written somewhere in this classroom!

• Something you can point to, see, and touch.

• when fancy people wear fur coats.

• an educated guess based on evidence.

• understanding the main idea.

Write an inferential question about this classroom:

Example: "Why does a rug cover the extension cords?"

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How confident do you feel in understanding and writing your own inferential questions?

• very well

• kind of

• I don't get it at all

After taking this quiz, which of the following strategies do you feel you want to work on the most? You can choose multiple.

Summarizing, literal questions, inferential questions, predicting.

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Of all of the reading strategies, which do you feel the most confident in?

Summarizing, literal questions, inferential questions, predicting.

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When something is literal it is something you can:

• See or touch

• Imagine

• Dream about

• Infer

What is an inferential question?

• A question with an answer NOT directly in the text - you have to think about it

• A funny question

• A question with an answer directly in the text

• A question with no answer

What do we use to answer inferential questions?

• The text

• We just guess

• Only background knowledge

• Our background knowledge, words or images

What do we use to answer literal questions?

• Our background knowledge

• The text

• We guess

What is the difference between literal and inferential questions?

• Literal questions have answers directly in the text, while inferential questions require thinking beyond the text.

• Inferential questions have answers directly in the text, while literal questions require thinking beyond the text.

• Both types of questions have answers directly in the text.

• Neither type of question requires thinking beyond the text.