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• Choosing the best summary
• Inferring author's purpose
• Making inferences
• Identifying correct inferences
• Summarizing entire passages
• Inferring meaning of a word or phrase

This Power Practice series reinforces the specific math and language arts skills that students must master in order to experience success on standardized tests. Each book explores one or two concepts in depth by presenting them in a logical, sequenced progression of smaller objectives.

The activity pages in Summary and Inference 3-4 approach the skills in a variety of ways to provide multiple perspectives on the concepts. They have been designed to cover different aspects of the topics, including the following:

• understanding and recognizing summaries
• restating main ideas to be used in summaries
• writing summaries
• understanding inference
• developing reading strategies for making inferences
• practicing making inferences

Use these ready-to-go activities to "recharge" skill review and give students the power to succeed