--- title: Inference: reading between the lines — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · English description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 18 «Inference: reading between the lines» of the English course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / Inference: reading between the lines # Inference: reading between the lines The 15 questions of lesson 18 «Inference: reading between the lines» of the English course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t1/) — «she slammed the door so she's just tired innit». What's wrong with this inference? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t2/) — Ollie: «Grandma's hiding something, she's a criminal, 100%.» Which clue does Ollie ignore? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t3/) — «inference = guessing, so any answer's fine, yeah?» What's true? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t4/) — ★★ «Ella grinned and hugged the envelope. Then she ran to tell her mum.» What was probably in the envelope? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t5/) — ★★ «Dad looked at the clock again and sighed. The pizza was going cold.» Which is the best inference? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t6/) — ★★★ «Noah's coat was soaked, but his hair was perfectly dry. He shook out his umbrella in the hall.» What can you infer? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t7/) — ★★★ «Every seat on the bus was empty except one. Priya sat beside the old man anyway, and he smiled for the first time that day.» What does this show about Priya? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t8/) — In a cartoon, a character's face turns red and steam comes out of its ears. What feeling does this show? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t9/) — «Maya smiled so she's fine, case closed». What would a good detective say? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t10/) — What would happen if you answered every inference question with the feeling but no clue? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/t11/) — Gran in the story says the house is «a right state» (northern for a real mess). Ruby infers the garden is messy. What would make her answer stronger? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises inference in reading? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/e2/) — It is stated that a character's hands trembled as he opened a letter. Identify the inference best supported by this evidence. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/e3/) — Ascertain which of the following constitutes a complete two-mark response to an inference question. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/e4/) — Given that a character smiles whilst her eyes remain sad, select the response consistent with the evidence. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [17. Retrieval: finding the answer in the text](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/17-retrieval-finding-the-answer-in-the-text/) - next →: [19. Prediction: what happens next](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/19-prediction-what-happens-next/) - ↑ back to [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/)