Making Inferences

Making Inferences

Dwi Y. Nugroho

What is an INFERENCE? 

• An inference is a CONCLUSION that you make based on FACTS/EVIDENCES that you get, combined with your PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE related to the facts/evidence.

• Facts/clues/evidences + knowledge = inference

What is your inference? Write your answer in the next slide.

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What problem did Cassie have?

Where did Cassie probably go?

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Sentence 1.

Alice was carrying a large clothes basket from the bedroom down the stairs to the laundry room.

My inference is ....

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Sentence 2

Ben was standing in front of the store cashier, holding a beautiful white blouse for her mother.

My inference is ....

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Sentence 3

Jim looked up the sky and saw the dark clouds that began to roll in and the wind that started to blow the leaves of the trees.

My inference is ....

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Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.”

We can infer that...

• Maggie is in kindergarten or first grade.

• Maggie lives close to school.

• Maggie is never late for school.

Multiple Choice

Bob ran out of the house so he would not be late for work. He wore boots and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He jumped into his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”

We can infer that …

• Bob is an auto mechanic.

• Bob enjoys his teaching job.

• Bob works as a plumber.

• Bob is a truck driver.

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Nicole came out of the elevator in her apartment building. She ran to the corner and raised her arm to call a taxi. When she was in the taxi, she said, “Please take me to 345 45th Street.”

We can infer that...

• Nicole's car is broken.

• Nicole is going on vacation.

• Nicole is going shopping.

• Nicole lives in a large city.

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Multiple Choice

A star very similar to the Sun is one of the nearest stars to Earth. That star is Alpha Centauri, just 4.3 light-years away. Other than our own Sun, the nearest star to the Earth is a tiny red star, not visible without a telescope, called Proxima Centauri.

It can be inferred from the passage that ....

• Proxima Centauri is similar to the Earth's Sun.

• Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Earth.

• Alpha Centauri is invisible from the Earth.

• Proxima Centauri is less than 4.3 light-years from the Earth.

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