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TN-ENGL-ACT-67495 · v1.6

Inference

ACT · English · Comprehension · College Board (AP/SAT)

Grade

ACT

Subject

English

Topic

Comprehension

Subtopic

Inference

Curriculum

College Board (AP/SAT)

Difficulty

Foundation

Time

10 minutes

Total marks

37

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise inference accurately in english contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of inference in the student's own words.
  • Apply inference to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 10 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 2 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Circle one fact you already know about inference.

    [1]
  2. 2.Name one fact you already know about inference.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 2 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in inference described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete the key term used in inference described here: item 2.

    [1]

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Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 3 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Identify part 1 using the rule for inference.

    [1]
  2. 2.Match part 2 using the rule for inference.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for inference.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Using the first step given, finish part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Continue the working for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Determine part 1 on inference without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Solve part 2 on inference without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Calculate part 3 on inference without help.

    [2]

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Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Find and justify the statement in part 1 about inference.

    [3]
  2. 2.Show that the statement in part 2 about inference.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.In context, work out a real english situation that depends on inference.

    [3]
  2. 2.In context, work out a real english situation that depends on inference.

    [3]

Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for inference is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Explain why a student's method for inference is or is not efficient.

    [4]

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Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with inference and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Reflect on how confident you feel with inference and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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