READING (29) CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SKILLS

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SKILLS READING (29)

 

Practice with making inferences and drawing conclusions Some details in a passage are not stated explicitly, but they can be inferred from other details that are stated. On the TOEFL test, you will be required to make inferences from the passages that you read. Sometimes you must use the information given to you in a passage to draw conclusions about the topic. Some details are neither stated nor implied. Therefore, you cannot answer the following questions: → When did the study take place? → Why was the study done? → What were the results of the study? You can answer the question below by drawing a logical conclusion from details implied in the passage. What was the study probably about? EXERCISES R15-R21 Use Exercises R15-R21 to build your skills in making inferences and drawing conclusions in reading passages. EXERCISE R15 Identifying  inferences Choose the letter of those inferences that can be made from the information given in the statement. More than one inference may be possible. 1 Three of the published reports come from official investigations, but the other two come from private individuals. A Private individuals cannot summit reports for publication. B Only the three official reports were considered for publication. C Five reports were published. D Official investigations were made on private individuals. 2 The Institute of Anthropology plans to computerize archaeological data to help restore the Native American villages in Chaco Canyon. A The Chaco Canyon Native American villages were destroyed by European people. B The institute of Anthropology collects information about Native American villages that are in ruins. C The Native Americans in Chaco Canyon have computers to help them store data. D Computers can be helpful in restoring archaeological plans.

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