Nonfiction Inference

Consider this excerpt: "The young athlete stood on the podium, a medal around her neck. She beamed with pride." What can you infer about the athlete's feelings about her achievement?

• She is disappointed with her performance.

• She is proud and happy with her achievement.

• She is planning to quit the sport.

• She is indifferent to the recognition.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

Conclusion that is made about a text based on information in the text and personal knowledge

• Inference

• Adage

• Proverb

• Trait

Understood though not plainly or directly expressed

• Implicit details

• Pacing

• Explicit details

• Key details

Describes factual information about people places and events

• Narrator

• Trait

• Pacing

• Nonfiction

Choose the correctly spelled word

• nomfiction

• nonfictian

• nofiction

• nonfiction

What is the primary purpose of nonfiction texts?

• To entertain readers with fictional stories

• To provide factual information and insights

• To confuse readers with complex plots

• To create imaginary worlds

Which of the following is an example of making an inference in nonfiction?

• Summarizing the main idea of a paragraph

• Identifying the author's purpose

• Guessing the meaning of an unfamiliar word

• Concluding the author's opinion based on evidence

In the context of nonfiction, what does 'implicit' mean?

• Clearly stated

• Implied or suggested

• Irrelevant

• Contradictory

Which sentence is an example of an inference?

• The book is about World War II.

• The author was born in 1975.

• The author likely admires the subject of the biography.

• The book has 300 pages.

What is a key characteristic of nonfiction writing?

• It includes fictional characters.

• It is based on factual information.

• It always uses a first-person narrative.

• It is written in poetic form.