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Mastering Inference in Reading Comprehension

Inference is an important reading comprehension skill that involves understanding implied or deeper meanings in a text by combining ideas from the passage with prior knowledge and experiences. It involves reading between the lines to understand what is meant beyond just the literal words. Making inferences requires combining information from the text with outside knowledge to derive meaning not explicitly stated.

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Mastering Inference in Reading Comprehension

Inference is an important reading comprehension skill that involves understanding implied or deeper meanings in a text by combining ideas from the passage with prior knowledge and experiences. It involves reading between the lines to understand what is meant beyond just the literal words. Making inferences requires combining information from the text with outside knowledge to derive meaning not explicitly stated.

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A reading comprehension skill

1. What do you think is


happening in the picture?
2. What details in the
picture support your
answer?
3. How do you think the
passengers feel while
looking at the animals?
4. Where do you think this
picture is taken? Give the
details.
 Inference in reading is the ability to
understand a passage implied in the text;
 Inference is important for us to
understand deeper meanings of things
surrounding us;
 Inferring means combining our ideas with
our prior knowledge and experiences,
making our inferences substantive.
 One of the major reading comprehension
skills;
 This is done by reading between the lines
– trying to understand what is mean beyond
the words
 By reading between the lines, we are
MAKING INFERENCES

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