Starter quiz
- What does building comprehension of a text mean?
- re-reading it
- summarising it
- developing our understanding of it ✓
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- What does retrieving key information mean?
- finding words written in the text ✓
- drawing meaning from what is written in the text
- sequencing the events in the story
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- What does inference mean?
- predicting what may happen next
- drawing conclusions from clues within the text ✓
- summarising the plot
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- Who are the main characters in the story of 'The Moon Dragons'?
- the King ✓
- the villagers
- the huntsmen
- Alina ✓
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- What does the King offer as a reward for finding the moon dragons?
- a ride on the dragons
- a room filled with gold ✓
- a job working for him
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- What did Alina do when she found the dragons?
- told the king to get the reward
- flew with the dragons
- kept it a secret to protect the dragons ✓
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Exit quiz
- How does asking questions about a text support comprehension?
- It helps us clarify things. ✓
- It helps develop our fluency.
- It helps us uncover deeper meaning. ✓
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- Match the comprehension strategy to how we use it.
- retrieving key information⇔skimming and scanning to find information from the text ✓
- rich discussion⇔talking to others about the meaning of what we have read ✓
- inference⇔using clues from the text to draw further conclusions ✓
- How can we infer a character's emotions or intentions?
- through the clothes they wear
- through their words ✓
- through their actions ✓
- through their name
- through their experiences ✓
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- True or false? It is reasonable to infer that the King had good intentions for the moon dragons.
- True
- False ✓
- Why did Alina feel connected to the moon dragons?
- Her grandmother used to tell her tales about them. ✓
- She knew they were worth lots of money.
- They appeared in her dreams. ✓
- She could fly like them.
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- Which of the following can we infer from Alina's decision to protect the moon dragons?
- She valued the beauty of living things over money. ✓
- She was motivated by the King's reward of gold.
- She wanted the approval of the villagers.
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Key learning points
- Alina’s motivations for finding the moon dragon was different to everyone else’s and she valued them more than gold.
- Asking questions and having rich discussions builds our understanding and allows us to hear different perspectives.
- Searching for clues within a text can help us infer greater meaning.
- We can retrieve evidence from the text to help us justify our inferences.
- A character's actions, experiences and words can be analysed to infer greater meaning.
Common misconception
Children may develop simple questions where the answer can be retrieved from the text rather than involving inference to uncover.
Model the difference between a retrieval and an inference question. E.g. For page 13, a retrieval question could be 'How did the King speak to Alina?' whereas an inference question could be 'What did the King think about Alina's declaration?'
Keywords
Inference - drawing conclusions from clues within the text
Discussion - the process of talking about something to exchange ideas
Retrieve - to find information within the text
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