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Q4 - Staying with Uncle Stephen

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6.5F - The student is expected to make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.

  • You should make reasonable connections within and beyond a text to draw conclusions about information or ideas not explicitly stated in the text. For example, you might recognize that a poem titled “Eating Vegetables” lists activities a person might find unpleasant (e.g., having cavities filled, cleaning the bottom of the trash can with bare hands, and so on). Even if none of the lines ever mentions anything about vegetables, you could reasonably infer that the speaker of the poem finds vegetables undesirable. You should use context presented in the text, prior knowledge or experience, text features, and/or other comprehension tools to make logical assumptions about the intended meaning in a text.
  • You should use information presented in a text to make reasonable, logical assumptions about the intended meaning. Evidence that corroborates understanding can be any relevant details, facts, or information that helps you understand what you are reading.

6.5F - The student is expected to make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.

  • You should make reasonable connections within and beyond a text to draw conclusions about information or ideas not explicitly stated in the text. For example, you might recognize that a poem titled “Eating Vegetables” lists activities a person might find unpleasant (e.g., having cavities filled, cleaning the bottom of the trash can with bare hands, and so on). Even if none of the lines ever mentions anything about vegetables, you could reasonably infer that the speaker of the poem finds vegetables undesirable. You should use context presented in the text, prior knowledge or experience, text features, and/or other comprehension tools to make logical assumptions about the intended meaning in a text.
  • You should use information presented in a text to make reasonable, logical assumptions about the intended meaning. Evidence that corroborates understanding can be any relevant details, facts, or information that helps you understand what you are reading.
1

Which answer did you pick for question 4?

4. Based on paragraphs 12 through 15, what can the reader infer about Brody?

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Why did you chose that answer?

Test Taking Tips

In order to answer this question, you must be able to "read between the lines."

  • Read the question and answer choices carefully. Look up any words you do not understand and write them with their definition either on your scratch paper or on the sticky note tool.
  • Re-read the paragraphs in question, including the paragraph before it.
  • Since you have to make an inference about Brody, pay close attention to what he thinks, says, and does.
  • Summarize what happened in those paragraphs.
  • Return to the question and answer choices.
  • Re-read the question again to make sure you understand what you are being asked.
  • Use the process of elimination. Ask yourself why each answer choice is wrong.
  • Remember, if one part of the answer choice is wrong, the entire answer choice is wrong.
  • When you feel you have chosen the correct answer choice, go back to the text and make sure there is text evidence to support it.

Paragraphs 11-15

11 "I finished landscaping the Pederson's yard," Uncle Stephen announced. "Time for some relaxation. Let's go hiking up Twisted Mountain."

12 That's relaxation? Brody thought to himself. He stared up at the sky through the window and noticed some fluffy white clouds in the distance. "Do you think it's going to rain?" Brody asked hopefully.

13 "No way. Those aren't rain clouds," Uncle Stephen said. "Don't worry," he added, noting Brody's hesitance. "Twisted Mountain isn't a real mountain—more a like a very tall, wooded hill."

14 With no way for Brody to escape the hike, he gave in. But the trek up Twisted Mountain reinforced Brody's opinion of forest adventures. The mosquitoes hovered around his head like a whining cloud. In spite of his cautious steps, Brody planted his new tennis shoes in mud and scratched his hands on some thorns. Uncle Stephen hardly spoke a word the entire way; he moved like a shadow through the woods in front of Brody. When they reached the top of the mountain, Brody's one reward was a glimpse of an eagle circling in the skies. That would be a cool topic for a poem, he thought.

15 The two spent an hour observing nature, and Uncle Stephen taught Brody about various plants they saw nearby. Brody was impressed by the fantastic scenery and was just starting to enjoy being there, but his glimmer of joy vanished as soon as Uncle Stephen said it was time to return home —Brody remembered how difficult the journey to the top had been.
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Which answer should you have chosen?

4. Based on paragraphs 12 through 15, what can the reader infer about Brody?

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What will you do differently next time?

After you submit, read the answer choice explanations. In your Reading Journal, write down why the answer choice you originally chose was wrong, and why the correct answer is right.