Making Inferences from Text Flashcards
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A news article states: 'The shelter's donation bins overflowed within two days of the announcement, and volunteers had to work overtime to sort the items.' What can be inferred about the community's response?
Answer: The community responded with strong generosity and support.
Overflowing bins and overtime volunteers indicate an overwhelmingly generous community response.
A diary entry reads: 'I checked my phone for the third time this hour. Still nothing. I keep rehearsing what I want to say, but the words feel wrong.' What is the author most likely experiencing?
Answer: Anxiety while waiting for an important response
Repeatedly checking for a message and rehearsing words suggests nervous anticipation about an expected reply.
A short story describes a character who always sits at the back of the classroom, never raises her hand, and eats lunch alone while reading. What can readers infer about her?
Answer: She prefers to remain unnoticed and values solitude.
Consistently choosing the back, avoiding participation, and eating alone suggest she prefers to stay out of the spotlight.
A product review says: 'I've bought three of these in the past year.' What inference is best supported by this statement alone?
Answer: The reviewer finds the product useful or satisfying enough to repurchase.
Repurchasing three times most directly suggests satisfaction or utility, since that detail alone is given.
A passage about a forest fire states: 'By morning, the creek that once teemed with trout was choked with ash, and the hillside that hikers had loved was bare.' What does this passage imply about the fire's impact?
Answer: The fire caused significant environmental destruction.
An ash-clogged creek and a stripped hillside directly imply severe environmental harm.
A character in a novel receives a large envelope in the mail and immediately hides it under her mattress without opening it. What can be inferred?
Answer: She wants to open it in private because its contents are sensitive.
Hiding an unopened envelope suggests she is concealing something she considers private or sensitive.
An article notes that a city's bus ridership rose 40% after a major employer moved its office near the central transit hub. What can be inferred?
Answer: Convenient transit access encourages more people to use public transportation.
The timing of the ridership increase directly after the employer's move implies proximity to transit drives usage.