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wet shoes
The passage says wet shoes.
Class 3 · English Medium · Cambridge · English
Reading for detail and inference
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A detail is stated in the text. An inference combines clues with a sensible explanation; it must not contradict the text.
Worked example
Arif shut his umbrella and left wet shoes by the door. A puddle lay outside. These clues suggest it had been raining.
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umbrella
Arif shut his umbrella.
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It had been raining because Arif had an umbrella and wet shoes.
Accept rain with a relevant clue; do not require this exact sentence.
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washing
The sentence names the washing.
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muddy
Muddy is the stated condition.
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She may have enjoyed and eaten the lunch, but an empty box does not prove who ate it.
Support a possibility while recognising missing information.
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