Starter quiz

  • What does inference mean?
    • to retrieve answers directly from the text
    • to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions  ✓
    • to provide evidence from the text
  • What is evidence in the context of reading?
    • to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions
    • to give our ideas or opinions on something
    • the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning  ✓
  • Which of the following can be useful strategies to locate evidence to support an answer?
    • Including all the information we can find on a topic.
    • Adding in information from a different context.
    • Checking the context of the text you are reading.  ✓
    • Looking for specific information directly related to the question.  ✓
  • True or false? While on Elephant Island, improvements made at the camp made morale deteriorate.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • What is a suitable definition of a theme within a text?
    • a description of the sequence of events in a story
    • the details about the time and place where a story occurs
    • a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story  ✓
  • True or false? An impression a reader forms about a text always has to be positive.
    • True
    • False ✓
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