MAKING INFERENCES

READING FOR BUSINESS

PAULINA ESCALONA
FALL 2020
WHAT IS AN INFERENCE
An inference is a conclusion a reader makes
when Reading a text.
This conclusion is based on information you
read from the text and what you know about
the topic that is not in the text.
MAKE INFERENCES FROM THIS PICTURE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE?
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
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MAKE INFERENCES FROM THIS PICTURE AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
What are their Jobs?
What are they doing?
What are they saying?
 HOW TO MAKE AN INFERENCE?
1) Make a logical guess
e.g. She dropped the pot of hot water, and screamed “Ouch!”
- What happened?
2) Get to a conclusión based on evidence
e.g After the party, the cheese and sausage pizza was gone, but there were
many slices of onion pizza left on the plate.
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3) Make an assumption of attitudes

e.g. Dogs are smart and loving, while cats take up space.
- Does the author like cats?