1. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Art of Critical Reading Mather ● McCarthy Part 3 Interpreting What We Read Chapter 5 Inference

2. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Art of Critical Reading Mather ● McCarthy Part 3: Interpreting What We Read Chapter 5: Inference 2 © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Inference A good reader makes educated guesses based upon observable details. We use our intuition and experiences to create a likely interpretation of what is happening in a story, while being careful that our interpretation is logical and realistic.

3. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Art of Critical Reading Mather ● McCarthy Part 3: Interpreting What We Read Chapter 5: Inference 3 © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Chapter 5 Test Taking Tip--Creating Review Tools Make To-Do Lists Make a list of the things you need to study for your course. Check each item off as you study it.

4. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Art of Critical Reading Mather ● McCarthy Part 3: Interpreting What We Read Chapter 5: Inference 4 © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Use 3X5 flash cards to test yourself For example, on one side of the card write the word you need to know, and on the other write the definition. Or, on one side write a review question, and on the other write the answer. Carry the cards with you. You will be surprised at the many opportunities you will have for studying them, such as when you are standing in line at the bank.

5. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Art of Critical Reading Mather ● McCarthy Part 3: Interpreting What We Read Chapter 5: Inference 5 © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Create summary sheets Go through your lecture notes and text underlinings, and jot down the key points on a piece of paper. Quiz yourself on these key points by asking yourself to recall what is on the sheet.

6. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Art of Critical Reading Mather ● McCarthy Part 3: Interpreting What We Read Chapter 5: Inference 6 © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Create question-and-answer sheets Fold a piece of paper in half or use the front and the back of the paper to create tests for yourself.