Reading: Inference and Critical Analysis Flashcards
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A passage states: "By the time the rescuers arrived, the climbers had already built a snow shelter and were sharing the last of their rations." What can the reader infer about the climbers?
Answer: They were resourceful and prepared
Building a shelter and rationing food shows the climbers acted resourcefully and were prepared for survival.
An author writes: "The new policy was praised in every press release the company issued." The phrase "every press release the company issued" suggests the author may be:
Answer: Hinting that the praise was self-serving
Noting the praise came only from the company's own materials implies the approval was self-serving rather than independent.
A character "checked the locks twice, then a third time, before finally sitting down." What is the most reasonable inference?
Answer: The character feels anxious or unsafe
Repeatedly checking the locks implies anxiety or a feeling of being unsafe.
Which statement is an inference rather than an explicit fact?
Answer: The patient must be fighting an infection
Concluding the patient is fighting an infection goes beyond the stated data and is an inference.
A passage describes a town where "shops closed early, streets emptied by dusk, and few new families had moved in for years." The author most likely wants the reader to conclude the town is:
Answer: In decline
Early closures, empty streets, and no new residents together imply a town in decline.
An author states a claim and then writes, "Of course, no reasonable person would disagree." This phrasing is an example of:
Answer: An appeal that discourages questioning the claim
Saying no reasonable person would disagree pressures readers to accept the claim without examining it.
From "She slid the untouched plate away and stared out the window," the reader can best infer that the character:
Answer: Had lost her appetite, likely from distress
Pushing away untouched food and staring away suggests distress that has taken her appetite.