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Karim
The narrator observes Karim leave.
Class 9 · English Medium · Cambridge · English
Reading comprehension and inference
Analyse a narrator’s viewpoint and a gap in knowledge.
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A first-person narrator gives access to a particular perspective, not every character’s mind. Compare what the narrator observes with what they assume. Apparent confidence in a sentence can expose an attitude rather than establish a fact.
Worked example
I saw Karim leave before the prize was announced. “He must be angry,” I thought. Later, his sister said he had promised to help at home. I wondered how often I had mistaken haste for dislike.
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must
Must be angry is an inference, not direct access to his thoughts.
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hurry
Haste concerns speed or urgency.
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It supplies an alternative reason for leaving and weakens the anger assumption.
Compare observation and explanation.
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The narrator recognises a tendency to judge other people’s motives too quickly.
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Write a short first-person scene with an observation and a later correction of an assumption.
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