IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS
The reading section have some problems that will require answers that are not directly stated
in the passage. To answer these questions correctly, you will have to draw conclusions from
information that is given in the passage. Questions of this type contain the words implied
(menyiratkan/menyatakan tidak langsung/berarti), inferred (menduga/menyimpulkan), likely
(mungkin/yang mungkin), or probably (mungkin/barang kali/kiranya) to let you know that
the answer to the question is not directly stated.
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE It is implied in the passage that …..
QUESTION
It can be inferred from the passage that ….
It is most likely that ….
What probably happened ….?
WHERE TO FIND THE The answers to these questions are generally found in order
ANSWER in the passage.
HOW TO ANSWER THE 1. Choose a key word in the question
QUESTION 2. Scan the passage for the key word (or a related idea)
3. Carefully read the sentence that contains the key word
4. Look for an answer that could be true, according to
that sentence
Example
The passage:
The number of rings in a tree can be used to determine how old a tree really is. Each year a
tree produces a ring that is composed of one light-colored wide band and one dark-colored
narrow band.The wider band is produced during the spring and early summer, when tree stem
cells grow rapidly and become larger. The narrower band is produced in fall and early winter,
when cell growth is much slower and cells do not get
very large. No cells are produced during the harsh winter and summer months.
The questions:
1. It is implied in the passage that if a tree has 100 wide bands and 100 narrow bands then it
is
(A) a century old
(B) two centuries old
(C) fifty years old
(D) two hundred years old
2. It can be inferred from the passage that cells do not grow
(A) when the tree is ill
(B) during extreme heat or cold
(C) when it rains too much
(D) if there are more light-colored bands than dark-colored bands
Analysis:
The first question asks about the age of a tree with 100 wide bands and 100 narrow
bands. The passage does not tell the age of a tree with 100 wide and narrow bands,
but it does indicate that one.. . wide band and one. . . narrow band are produced each
year. From this you can draw the conclusion that a tree with 100 wide and narrow
bands is 100 years, or a century, old. The best answer to this question is therefore
answer (A).
The second question asks when cells do not grow. The pas sage indicates that no cells
are produced during the harsh winter and summer months. From this you can draw the
conclusion that cells do not grow during the extreme heat of summer or the extreme
cold of winter. The best answer to this question is therefore answer (B).
PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-3)
Until 1996, the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world, with more than a hundred
stories. It is located in Chicago, whose nickname is the Windy City. The combination of a
very tall building in a city with such weather conditions leads to a lot of swaying in the
breeze.
On a windy day, the top of the building can move back and forth as much as three feet every
few seconds. The inside doors at the top of the building open and close, and water in sinks
sloshes back and forth.
1. The Sears Tower is probably
(A) as tall as the Empire State Building
(B) no longer the tallest building in the world
(C) taller than any other building
(D) still the highest building in the world
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Chicago
(A) has moderate weather
(B) is generally warm
(C) has humid weather
(D) usually has a lot of wind
3. It is implied in the passage that the upper-level doors in the Sears Tower open and close
because
(A) the building was poorly constructed
(B) people go in and out so often
(C) the building moves in the wind
(D) there is water in the sink
