How to use details in a passage to make a prediction, form an inference, or draw a conclusion, and why every answer choice needs a specific line of text behind it.
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Tell a prediction, an inference, and a conclusion apart, and use each correctly.
Read word choice, structure, and small details as evidence on a first pass through a passage.
Anchor every prediction, inference, or conclusion to a specific line of text.
What the lesson concludes
A prediction looks ahead, an inference fills a gap using text plus your own knowledge, and a conclusion draws a broader judgement from the passage as a whole.
Word choice, structure, and small details are evidence. Read for them the first time through, not only when a question forces you back to the passage.
Every prediction, inference, or conclusion needs a specific detail behind it. If you cannot name the line, treat the answer as unproven.
When a question offers several plausible-sounding choices, pick the one the text actually supports, not the one that merely sounds reasonable.