Reading & writing · Grades 4–8
Evidence, inference and uncertainty · Revision card
A stated detail is explicit; an inference combines clues with reasoning.
Understand the idea
Separate stated and inferred
A stated detail is explicit; an inference combines clues with reasoning.
Support the inference
Point to words that make the interpretation reasonable.
Leave uncertainty visible
A plausible interpretation is not automatically certain.
Worked examples
Text: Leo took an umbrella after seeing dark clouds. Which is directly stated?
Only the umbrella action is explicit.
Leo took an umbrella.
Text: Ina checked the clock three times while waiting by the door. Which inference is reasonable?
Repeated clock-checking supports concern about time but does not prove it.
Ina may be worried about time.
Explain without looking
- A later paragraph contradicts your first inference. What should you do?
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