Yellow: Detective Work – Evidence & Inference Quiz

What is a literal question?

• A question with only one opinion

• A question that asks you to guess

• A question you can answer directly from the text

• A question about figurative language

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does it mean to infer something?

• Copy a sentence from the text

• Read between the lines

• Find the main idea

• Choose the tone

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

True or False: Inference questions always have more than one right answer.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which is an example of a literal question?

• What does the author believe about school uniforms?

• What is the tone of paragraph 4?

• What does the main character want in the first paragraph?

• Why might the author have used irony?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which is an example of an inference?

• The author describes the snake as ‘coiled and waiting.’ He probably means it is dangerous.

• The author says the snake is green.

• The snake is two feet long.

• The snake is in a tree.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

“Jess slammed the door and threw her backpack on the couch.”

What can we infer about Jess?

• She is excited

• She is tired

• She is angry

• She is hungry

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which type of question is more likely to ask you to infer?

• What does the author say?

• Why did the character choose this action?

• What is the title of the story?

• When did the event happen?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following is not an inference?

• Assuming a character is lying based on how they speak

• Guessing what will happen next

• Copying a fact from the passage

• Figuring out a theme from clues

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which sentence from a story best shows a character is nervous?

• He jumped into the pool.

• He checked his phone every 30 seconds.

• He smiled and waved.

• He went to sleep.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: You must always cite evidence when you make an inference.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1