How to Make Inferences While Reading
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Making inferences is one of the most important reading skills. Inferences can be debatable: sometimes there may not be a single right answer, but you must have details to support your inference. For you to read critically and carefully, you must be able to:
The links on this page are designed to help you understand and make inferences while you are reading. Take this short, simple quiz about making inferences to see how we make inferences all the time.
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Watch this video that shows what inferences can sound like.
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Check out this PowerPoint about using schema (prior knowledge) in making inferences.
Print out this worksheet and complete the activities.
Further Reading
For more information about inferences, click here to read about different kinds of inferences and advice on how to make good inferences.