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water
The text names water.
Class 4 · English Medium · Pearson Edexcel · English
Inference, evidence and vocabulary in context
Explore inference, evidence and vocabulary in context with an example and your own answers.
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Use nearby words as clues to an unfamiliar word. Support an inference with evidence rather than a guess.
Worked example
The thirsty puppy lapped water from a bowl. Water and thirsty suggest that lapped describes how it drank.
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- Try each task yourself, then compare the answer and its reason.
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thirsty
Thirsty is the need-for-water clue.
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It drank by taking water up with its tongue.
Accept a drinking-with-the-tongue explanation, not an unrelated meaning.
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hands
Hands is the stated detail.
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fragile
Fragile describes something that can break easily.
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Checking twice may suggest she wants to avoid missing the departure, but the text does not establish her feelings.
Support the inference with a detail and avoid claiming certainty.
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