1. Paraphrasing and Inference
The Foundation of Reading Comprehension

2. What is paraphrasing?
Restating what happened in your own words

3. The falling man…
“The man fell down.”
Paraphrased: He collapsed.

4. What is inference?
Drawing a conclusion based from facts and visual clues—ask Why?

5. The falling man… “The man fell down.”
Inference: He must have been sick.

6. Homework Activity With your classmate, create one question for inference and one question for paraphrasing based on the overpopulation reading passage.