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Making Inferences. What is inferring?. Drawing conclusion/guessing the implied/unstated meaning in a passage It is also called: reading between the lines Use the information in the text to guess other things (guess the implied meaning, the unstated things, the meaning of unknown words, etc.)
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What is inferring? • Drawing conclusion/guessing the implied/unstated meaning in a passage • It is also called: reading between the lines • Use the information in the text to guess other things (guess the implied meaning, the unstated things, the meaning of unknown words, etc.) • Good readers make inferences all the time as they read
Example: Example of inferring from a conversation: A: Look at the long line. Do you think we ‘ll get in? B: I think so. Some of these people already have tickets. A: OK…you buy the tickets, I”ll get some popcorn. Where are these people? What are they talking about? Which words help you guess the topic?
Answer: • They are in front of a movie theater • They are talking about going to a movie • Words that help us guess the topic: line, get in, tickets, pop corn
When reading a story, try to answer the following questions: • When does the part of a story take place? • Who are the people in the story? • Where are they? • What is their relationship? • What happened before and after that part of the story? • What can you guess about the characters? • Etc.