Making Inferences

Making an inference is...

When the topic of a text not be stated anywhere directly, and we are must look for the clues and try to guess what the passage is about.

Very important in reading

We’re often need to infer the topic or main idea of a text, the author’s opinion, or other information.

Making inferences for conversations.

● ever overheard part of the conversations

● tried to imagine what is was about

How we’re can making inferences?

● If you find words you do not know, skip over them.

● look for THE CLUES that will help you answer the inference questions.

Making inferences from short stories and plays.

Authors of the novel, stories or plays often do not explain everything about characters or situation.

The reader must infer the author’s meaning from the descriptions or the dialogues.

Remember when you are making inference:

● you not need to undestand every word.

● if you find word that you not understand, you can skip it.

● look for THE CLUES that will help you answer the inference questions.