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    Evidence in The Text + Your Background Knowledge Inference

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    Inferences are reasonable conclusions drawn from evidence and background knowledge. When making an inference, one combines what is explicitly stated in the text with what they already know. The document provides an example inference - seeing a young man clutching his stomach after getting off a rollercoaster, one can infer he feels sick since rollercoasters sometimes make people feel ill and clutching the stomach often indicates pain.

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    Evidence in The Text + Your Background Knowledge Inference

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    Inferences are reasonable conclusions drawn from evidence and background knowledge. When making an inference, one combines what is explicitly stated in the text with what they already know. The document provides an example inference - seeing a young man clutching his stomach after getting off a rollercoaster, one can infer he feels sick since rollercoasters sometimes make people feel ill and clutching the stomach often indicates pain.

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    Inferences are reasonable conclusions drawn from evidence and background knowledge. When making an inference, one combines what is explicitly stated in the text with what they already know. The document provides an example inference - seeing a young man clutching his stomach after getting off a rollercoaster, one can infer he feels sick since rollercoasters sometimes make people feel ill and clutching the stomach often indicates pain.

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    The key takeaways are that inferences are reasonable conclusions formed based on evidence provided and background knowledge, and making inferences involves identifying evidence in the text and using one's background knowledge.

    The two street musicians appear to be competing for the little girl's attention by performing music for her.

    The little girl seems entertained by the musicians at first but becomes upset as their competing gets more intense.

    Making Inferences

    Inferences are ______________________________________________________________ we form based on the _________________________________________ provided.


    When you make an inference, you make an assumption based on the information provided and what you already know.

    Evidence in the text + Your background knowledge = Inference

    What I see What I know Inference


    (evidence in the text) (background knowledge)

    After getting off a rollercoaster, a young People who clutch their stomachs are in pain. The rollercoaster made this young man
    man is clutching his stomach. Rollercoasters can make people feel sick. feel sick to his stomach.
    Question What I See What I know Inference
    (evidence from the text) (Background knowledge)

    What is happening
    between the two
    street musicians?

    How is the little girl


    feeling when the two
    musicians are
    competing?

    What is she wanting


    when she holds out
    her hands to the
    musicians?

    Why does the little


    girl throw the coins
    into the fountain?
    Making Inferences
    Inferences are reasonable conclusions we form based on the evidence
    provided. When you make an inference, you make an assumption based on
    the information provided and what you already know.
    Evidence in the text + Your background knowledge = Inference

    What I see What I know Inference


    (evidence in the text) (background knowledge)

    After getting off a People who clutch their The rollercoaster


    rollercoaster, a young stomachs are in pain. made this young man
    man is clutching his Rollercoasters can make feel sick to his
    stomach. people feel sick. stomach.
    Question What I See What I know Inference
    (evidence from the (Background
    text) knowledge)

    What is happening
    between the two
    street musicians?

    How is the little


    girl feeling when
    the two musicians
    are competing?
    What is she
    wanting when she
    holds out her
    hands to the
    musicians?

    Why does the


    little girl throw
    the coins into the
    fountain?
    Making Inferences
    Inferences are reasonable conclusions we form based on the evidence provided. When you make an inference, you make an
    assumption based on the information provided and what you already know.

    Evidence in the text + Your background knowledge = Inference

    What I see What I know Inference


    (evidence in the text) (background knowledge)

    After getting off a rollercoaster, a People who clutch their stomachs are in The rollercoaster made this young
    young man is clutching his stomach. pain. man feel sick to his stomach.
    Rollercoasters can make people feel sick.
    Making Inferences
    Inferences are reasonable conclusions we form based on the evidence
    provided. When you make an inference, you make an assumption based on
    the information provided and what you already know.
    Evidence in the text + Your background knowledge = Inference

    What I see What I know Inference


    (evidence in the text) (background knowledge)

    After getting off a People who clutch their The rollercoaster


    rollercoaster, a young stomachs are in pain. made this young man
    man is clutching his Rollercoasters can make feel sick to his
    stomach. people feel sick. stomach.

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