Making inferences when you read
Lesson 18 of 20 in Union Aptitude Prep. The start plays free here.
- Passage details
- Implied meaning
- Most likely explanation
- What probably follows
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How the lesson starts
You read a short passage. The question asks what it suggests, not just what it says. Start with the details the passage gives you.
Then, in the full lesson
- Read beyond
- Choose carefully
- Look ahead
- 2 questions along the way
A question from this lesson
A passage says, “Maya checked the quantity twice, then asked a coworker to count it too.” What does this most likely suggest?
- Maya wanted to confirm the quantity.
- Maya knew the quantity was wrong.
- Maya wanted to change the order.
Show the answer
A. Maya wanted to confirm the quantity. Maya wanted to confirm the quantity. Repeated checks support that explanation. The passage does not establish that the quantity was wrong or that Maya wanted to change the order.
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