Conclusions drawn from facts within a text.

Conclusions drawn from facts within a text.

• A. Basic Story Elements
• B. Points of View
• C. Facts
• D. Inferences

Answer: (D)

Making inferences means drawing conclusions from the facts a text provides. When you read, you notice details that are stated outright and use them, together with what you already know, to figure out ideas the author implies but doesn’t say directly. That’s exactly what this item is asking you to recognize: conclusions that come from the facts within the text. This idea is different from basic story elements, which are the parts that make up a story such as characters, setting, and plot; from points of view, which is who is telling the story and how they present it; and from facts, which are statements you can verify directly. So the best choice here is inferring—reasoning beyond the explicit facts to reach a logical conclusion.

Making inferences means drawing conclusions from the facts a text provides. When you read, you notice details that are stated outright and use them, together with what you already know, to figure out ideas the author implies but doesn’t say directly. That’s exactly what this item is asking you to recognize: conclusions that come from the facts within the text.

This idea is different from basic story elements, which are the parts that make up a story such as characters, setting, and plot; from points of view, which is who is telling the story and how they present it; and from facts, which are statements you can verify directly. So the best choice here is inferring—reasoning beyond the explicit facts to reach a logical conclusion.