Making inferences means to read between the lines ie you can tell what the source is not saying Questions can look like this What does this source tell you What is the message of this source ID: 177519
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Making inferencesSlide2
Making inferences means
to read between the lines
i.e. you can
tell what the source is not saying
Questions can look like this:
What does this source tell you?
What is the message of this source?Slide3
What does this source tell you about the girl and the bracelet? Explain your answer.Slide4
Source A – From a conversation a girl had with her boyfriend
This bracelet is small and light. The small diamonds on it make it look very pretty. I think this bracelet goes well with my dress but I don’t have cash to pay for it now.Slide5
Source A – From a conversation a girl had with her boyfriend
This bracelet is small and light.
The small diamonds on it make it look very pretty.
I think this bracelet goes well with my dress but I don’t have cash to pay for it now. Slide6
Answer:
This source tells me that
the girl likes the bracelet.
(This is the inference you made. You describe it in your own words)This is supported by “the small diamonds on it make it look very pretty.“(This is the evidence from the source. You
copy from the source
word for word)Slide7
Source A – From a conversation a girl had with her boyfriend
This bracelet is small and light. The small diamonds on it make it look very pretty. I think this bracelet goes well with my dress but
I don’t have cash to pay for it now. Slide8
Answer:
The source also tells me that
the girl hopes the boyfriend can help her pay for the bracelet.
This is supported by “I don’t have cash to pay for it now.” Slide9
Better answer:
The source tells me that
the girl hopes that the boyfriend would give the bracelet for her as a present.
She emphasised that she likes the bracelet but she doesn’t have cash to buy it on the spotSince she said it out loudly for the boyfriend to hear, she is hoping that the boyfriend would give it to her as a giftThis is supported by
“
this bracelet goes well with my dress but I don’t have cash to pay for it now.” Slide10
Source Aa –
From a conversation a girl had with her boyfriend
This bracelet is small and light. The small diamonds on it makes it look very pretty. I think this bracelet goes well with my dress.
The boyfriend did not respond at all.Slide11
What does this source tell you about
men
? Explain your answer.Slide12
The men don’t get it.
Answer:Slide13
What is the message of this source? Explain your answer.Slide14
Source B – A picture of
Dr Koh
Poh Koon picking up a piece of litter from the drainSlide15
Answer:
The message of this source is that
Mr
Koh Poh Koon is a hardworking man. This is supported by the picture which shows him bending down and picking up a piece of litter with his hand from the drain.Slide16
A better answer:
The purpose of this source is to
make voters vote for him in the by-election.
This is supported by the picture which shows him picking up a piece of litter from the drain.That would make people think that he is hardworking. Since voters in
Punggol
East would want a good MP like
him,
they will then be
more likely to vote for him after seeing him
do
thisSlide17
NOTE for inference questions:
Your answer must contain the following:
(Inference + support) x 1
(Inference + support) x 1Altogether 2 sets for each question