making-inference-阅读预测题的解题技巧.ppt

Making Inference We all have to take those standardized tests where youre presented with a large passage of text and you have to work your way through the multiple-choice problems that follow. Most of the time, youll get questions asking you to find the?main idea, determine the?authors purpose, understand?vocabulary in context, and, the topic at hand,?make inferences. For many people, understanding how to make an inference is the toughest part of the reading passage, because an inference in real life requires a bit of guessing. What exactly?is?an inference? Step 1: Identify an Inference Question First, youll need to determine whether or not youre actually being asked to make an inference on a reading test. The most obvious questions will have the words suggest, imply or infer right in the tag like these: According to the passage, we can reasonably infer... Based on the passage, it could be suggested that... Which of the following statements is best supported by the passage? The passage suggests that this primary problem... The author seems to imply that… Some questions, however, will not come right out and ask you to infer. Youll have to actually infer that you need to make an inference about the passage. Sneaky, huh? Here are a few that require inferencing skills, but dont use those words exactly. With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree? Which of the following sentences would the author most likely use to add additional support to paragraph three? Step 2: Trust the Passage Now that youre certain you have an inference question on your hands, and you know exactly what an inference is, youll need to let go of your prejudices and prior knowledge and use the passage to prove that the inference you select is the correct one. Inferences on a multiple-choice exam are different from those in real life. Out in the real world, if you make an educated guess, your inference could?still?be incorrect. But on a multiple-choice exam, your