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GCSE English Language · key term
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text and supported by evidence, rather than stated directly.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
A conclusion reached by reasoning from details in a text.
Revise: Explicit and implicit informationImplicit information is suggested rather than directly stated; the conclusion you draw from it is an inference.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than directly stated. It must be supported by evidence.
For an inference in a written response, explain what the evidence suggests rather than merely copying it.
Follow evidence with a supported inference. Explain what a detail reveals, rather than simply repeating it.
Support an inference with a precise quotation; do not replace textual evidence with general statements about Victorian life.
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A conclusion drawn from evidence in a text, rather than an unsupported guess.
A conclusion drawn from details in a text rather than something stated directly.
A conclusion drawn from evidence in a text.
A conclusion drawn from textual clues, supported by a clear explanation of how those clues lead to it.
An interpretation drawn from textual clues rather than directly stated information.
A conclusion drawn from textual evidence rather than stated directly. A sound inference can be explained and supported.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text and supported by evidence.
Revise: Explicit and implicit informationImplicit information is suggested: the reader joins clues together to reach a conclusion. That conclusion is an inference, not a guess, because it rests on evidence in the text.
An interpretation worked out from clues in a text rather than directly stated by the writer.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than from something stated directly.
A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence in a text.
A conclusion drawn from textual clues rather than information stated directly.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than from a direct statement.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A conclusion about something not directly stated, reached using clues in the text.
Revise: Reading 19th-century non-fictionThe whole paper lasts 1 hour 55 minutes and carries 80 marks, with 40 marks for reading and 40 for writing. This lesson develops the understanding needed before answering the reading questions, then works through the inference skill rewarded by Question 4(b).
A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence in a text.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text. A valid inference follows from the writer’s words rather than being an unsupported guess.
A conclusion drawn from details in a text rather than something directly stated.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text, rather than a guess unsupported by its wording.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A conclusion drawn from details in a text, rather than a guess without evidence.
Revise: Explicit and implicit informationImplicit information is suggested rather than stated: you reach it by making an inference, a conclusion supported by evidence.
A conclusion drawn from textual details rather than directly stated in the text.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than from a directly stated fact.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text.
A conclusion drawn from details in a text rather than something directly stated. It must be supported by evidence.
Component 1, Component 2
A conclusion reached by connecting textual evidence with reasoning.
Revise: Explicit and implicit informationImplicit information is suggested: the reader must connect clues to reach a conclusion. That conclusion is an inference.
A conclusion drawn from textual evidence rather than directly stated in the text.
A conclusion drawn from evidence in a text, rather than a guess.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than from something stated directly.
An interpretation drawn from clues in the text, supported by relevant evidence.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than from something directly stated.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text. A valid inference has a clear connection to the words given.
A conclusion drawn from what a text suggests, rather than from something it states directly.
A conclusion drawn from details in a text rather than something directly stated. It must be supported by evidence.
A conclusion about something not stated directly, supported by details in a text.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text. A sound inference is supported by evidence rather than guesswork.
A conclusion drawn from textual clues rather than something stated directly.
A conclusion drawn from evidence in a text rather than a guess unsupported by its details.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text, supported by evidence rather than guesswork.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text rather than something stated directly.
A conclusion drawn from details in a text rather than stated directly; it must be supported by evidence.
A conclusion drawn from textual clues rather than stated directly.
A conclusion drawn from evidence in a text, rather than a guess based on outside knowledge.
An interpretation worked out from evidence rather than directly stated in the text.
A conclusion drawn from clues in a text and supported by textual evidence.
