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