Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions
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- 1.Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. What probably happened?
- A.
Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.
- B.
Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.
- C.
Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.
- D.
Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.
- 2."Larry, as your boss, I must say that it’s been very interesting working with you," Miss Valdez said. "However, it seems that our company’s needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position effective today." What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?
- A.
She would feel really bad if he decided to quit.
- B.
He was being fired.
- C.
He was getting a raise in pay.
- D.
She really enjoyed having him in the office.
- 3.Bill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing players for their teams. It was Jessica’s turn to choose, and only Kurt was left. Jessica said, "Kurt." We can infer that
- A.
Kurt is not a very good player
- B.
Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team.
- C.
Kurt was the best player on either team.
- D.
Jessica was inconsiderate of Kurt’s feelings.
- 4.Mending by Judith Viorst A giant hand inside my chest Stretches out and takes My heart within its mighty grasp And squeezes till it breaks. A gentle hand inside my chest, With mending tape and glue, Patches up my heart until It’s almost good as new. I ought to know by now that Broken hearts will heal again. But while I wait for glue and tape, The pain! The pain! The pain! The poem is probably about
- A.
A woman.
- B.
A man.
- C.
A broken heart.
- D.
Heart surgery.
- 5.Mending by Judith Viorst A giant hand inside my chest Stretches out and takes My heart within its mighty grasp And squeezes till it breaks. A gentle hand inside my chest, With mending tape and glue, Patches up my heart until It’s almost good as new. I ought to know by now that Broken hearts will heal again. But while I wait for glue and tape, The pain! The pain! The pain! It can be inferred that the subject of the poem
- A.
Is in a lot of physical pain.
- B.
Enjoys arts and crafts.
- C.
Is a good friend.
- D.
Has had a broken heart before.
Making inferences is the same as predicting what will happen in the future based on what you know now. As a good writer or literature student, you should have the ability to make inferences by reading a text or part of it. Do you...
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Sample QuestionNot too long ago, two women sat down at a French Roast restaurant on Broadway in New York. The women were not alone. They had their dogs with them. One had a golden retriever, the other a rookie. At one time, the women would have been shown the door by the manager because, except for guide dogs used by the blind, dogs were not allowed in restaurants. Such rules about dogs and other pets, however, may well be becoming a thing of the past as more and more people insist that their dogs are necessary to their emotional well-being. When the manager at French Roast questioned the dogs' presence, that is precisely what he was told: The dogs were providing their owners with emotional support. One of the women even had a letter from her doctor saying just that: She needed the dog nearby to function. Two years before the restaurant episode, tenants had used the same strategy to force their landlords into accepting the presence of dogs in two New York apartment buildings. Dog owners have become bolder about insisting on the presence of their pets ever since a 2003 ruling by the Department of Transportation stating that people with emotional ailments like depression or anxiety should be allowed to have dogs present on airplanes. In short, they should be treated like other disabled people and allow the company of a service animal. Whatever the Department of Transportation's original intentions, the chances are good that the ruling will be abused, and some people will want to bring their dogs to a restaurant or concert simply because of a bad day at work. (Source of information: Beth Landman, "Wagging the Dog, and a Finger," The New York Times, May 14, 2006, section 9, p.1)
Making an inference involves using what you know to guess what you don't know or reading between the lines. Here one uses the clues in the text along with their own experiences to help them figure out what is not directly...
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Sample QuestionTurner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. Whatprobably happened?
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1968 | Last updated: Sep 15, 2013
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Sample QuestionTurner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. What probably happened?
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