Inferences

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What is the equation for making an inference? Options: text clues + predictions, schema + prior knowledge, text clues + schema, your best guess

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text clues + schema

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What is schema?

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Your background or prior knowledge about something

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What can you infer about the job Paul might have from taking his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch?

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A construction worker

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Where is Jim most likely at? Jim spends most of his time staring at the cement walls. He wishes he would have done things differently. Jim hates the meals he is served. He also hates having to wear the required uniform. Options: Prison, School, Mall, Hospital

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Prison

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What logical inference can be made from this sentence: Illegible handwriting does not indicate weakness of character, as even a quick glance at the penmanship of George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, or John Kennedy reveals?

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Washington, Roosevelt, and Kennedy all had handwriting that was difficult to read.

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Why did Turner grab his umbrella on a sunny morning?

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Turner heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.

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What inference can be drawn from the passage about the sister's trophies?

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The sister is a very good golfer

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It can be inferred that...

Options: The two people are carrying something, The people are married, The person on the left is sad, The image was taken at night

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The two people are carrying something

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Is it logical to infer that many people have walked on the sand?

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Yes

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What can you infer from the scenario: Everett held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Everett's dad lifted him into the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,” said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.”

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Everett is very young