Tham khảo tài liệu 'about gmat exam 10', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | ----------------------------- READING COMPREHENSION --------------------------------------- Making Inferences Inferences are conclusions that we draw based upon evidence. For example if you look up at the sky and see heavy black clouds you might logically infer that it is going to rain. Reading-comprehension questions like those you will see on the GMAT exam will often ask you to draw conclusions based upon what you read in the passage. The key to drawing the right conclusions making the right inferences is the same as the key to finding the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words. You have to look for clues in the context. These clues include details actions and ideas described in the text what has been stated proposed asked and asserted sentence structure and word choice. Making logical inferences is largely a matter of looking objectively at the evidence in the passage. Remember you are not being asked what you think about the writer or the passage but what is implied by the passage. What do the ideas and words add up to What does the evidence suggest For example take a look at the following description Dennis was scared. His knees were weak. He looked down . the water was 20 feet below. He looked up again quickly. He tried to think of something else. He tried to reassure himself. It s only 20 feet he said aloud. But that only made it sound worse. Twenty feet The writer could have said Dennis was scared. He was afraid of heights. Instead the writer suggests how Dennis feels through details his knees were weak repetition 20 feet and the short choppy sentence structure that reflects the panic Dennis is feeling. Word Choice The best clues to the meaning often come from the specific words a writer chooses to describe people places and things. The writer s word choice also called diction can reveal a great deal about how he or she feels about the subject. By looking closely at word choice you will find clues that can help you better understand the text. Word choice .
