Inference: what the writer implies but never states
Draw the conclusions a text supports without stating them, read the hints in words like ‘even’, ‘only’ and ‘instead’, and reject options that go further than the text.
9 min
Module 27 · Lesson 4 of 5
In this lesson
- Draw a conclusion a passage supports but does not state.
- Reject options that are too strong, add a reason, or rely on outside knowledge.
- Use inference in multiple choice, sentence endings and True, False or Not Given.
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