Context Clues and Inferencing

Making Inferences & Context Clues: Part 2

English 7 | June 8, 2021

Multiple Choice

What can we infer about the following excerpt?

• Hu is grateful for being selected in the lottery

• Hu is going to trick buyers by pretending to sell a pair of sneakers

• Hu is planning to sell the sneakers that he just brought to earn more money

• Hu feels embarrassed for spending 1,299 yuan ($186) for a pair of sneakers

Multiple Choice

"The sneaker market is no longer just a game for enthusiasts. Speculators are flocking into the business now," said Hu, who traveled 187 miles to Shanghai for the chance to buy the latest Nike Air Jordans.

What is the meaning of the word speculator?

• a person who buys or does something in order to make a profit in the future

• a person who constantly puts off doing things.

• a person who causes something to happen, especially something bad

• a person who urges others to protest or rebel

Multiple Choice

What can we infer about the following excerpt?

• Wang wants to show his sneakers off to the public

• Wang cares more about the quality of his sneakers than making money off of them

• Wang wants to fight the people who keep on raising the price of sneakers

• Wang loves basketball more than he loves his family

Multiple Choice

"The sneaker market hype has benefited me a lot," said Liu.

But he actually avoids China's market due to the stiff competition.

"There are too many people queueing in China. Not enough shoes."

Which word has a similar meaning to queueing?

• waiting

• scattering

• agreeing

• scrambling