Making Inferences ESL

An INFERENCE is...

• A logical conclusion
• A guess based on evidence
• Both

To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast
• pay attention to details
• look up every unfamiliar word
• pick your nose

It is important to learn how to make inferences because many times...

• authors don't write well
• authors communicate ideas indirectly
• authors are lazy
• authors don't think about readers

In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

• true
• false

Which of these will most help you infer someone's personality?

• their clothes
• their words
• their actions
• their family

A VALID INFERENCE is...

• a wild guess
• never supported
• supported with evidence
• is hard to find

Many times, you can infer when someone around you is having a bad day.

• true
• false

It can be inferred that the people are carrying something.

• true
• false

It can be inferred that the 2 people are married.

• valid
• not enough evidence

It can be inferred that many people had walked on the sand.

• valid
• not enough evidence