3.6.F
Description:
Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1B, 3A, 3A, 6C
Exemplars
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiC-23
HiC-23
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1364 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: What happens when a young teen boy joins an all-girl roller derby team?
Excerpt:
After school on Friday, Jake asked his mom if she could drive him to tryouts on Saturday morning. Jake's mom gave him a puzzled look. "For what, honey?" she asked.
"I'm trying out for a position on the Roller Derby. I want to surprise Dad."
"He'll be surprised, alright," she sighed.
"I'm trying out for a position on the Roller Derby. I want to surprise Dad."
"He'll be surprised, alright," she sighed.
Question:
In this excerpt, Jake's mom says his dad will "be surprised, alright." What does she mean?
- He's not going to like what Jake tells him.
- He's going to be nervous and lonely.
- He's not going to let Jake see his fear.
- He's going to be confused and sad.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give examples of selections you have read that create a mood through the setting, feelings of characters, and choice of words.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-3
C-3
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1141 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: Have you had your rice today? For millions of people around the globe, the answer is yes.
Excerpt:
In China, the word for rice means food. When Chinese people meet friends, they do not say, "How are you?" They say, "Have you had your rice today?" If you are not Chinese, that question might get you some strange looks.
Question:
Why do people in China ask, "Have you had your rice today?"
- They want to make sure their friends are well fed and healthy.
- They think that people should not eat rice every day.
- They want to be invited to a dinner where rice is part of the meal.
- They always prepare extra rice for all of their friends and neighbors.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Did the title of this selection provide you with clues about the selection's main idea? Why or why not?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-7
C-7
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1130 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: When scientists explore the deep sea by submarine, they bump into some creepy characters.
Excerpt:
A deep-sea vent is like a geyser, but it is on the ocean floor. It may be a mile or several miles below the surface. A deep-sea vent also blows hot water--hotter than boiling. But it blows the water into the cold ocean. That means the water around a deep-sea vent is much warmer than the rest of the ocean.
The temperature of the deep sea is much too cold for animals.
The temperature of the deep sea is much too cold for animals.
Question:
What would most likely happen if all the deep-sea vents suddenly disappeared?
- The temperature of deep ocean water would become colder.
- More sunlight would reach the deepest part of the ocean.
- Sea creatures would have an easier time finding food.
- More sea creatures would start living in the deepest part of the ocean.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write an email to a friend who has not read the selection. Provide enough information about the selection's characters, settings, and events so your friend is able to predict what happened in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-44
C-44
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1130 words
Author: Erica Cirino
Synopsis: A day at the zoo requires detective work when car keys disappear.
Excerpt:
The next exhibit they searched was the safari exhibit. This was Marco's favorite place in the whole zoo. They hopped on the safari train again. Marco and his dad were so happy that they nearly forgot about the lost keys.
Question:
In the selection, Marco rides on the safari train two times. When he rides on the train, what kind of expression would you probably see on his face?
- a smile
- a frown
- anger
- surprise
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write an email to a friend who has not read the selection. Provide enough information about the selection's characters, settings, and events so your friend is able to predict what happened in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions