Inferring--Comprehension...

1. Journal: Describe a time when you came to the wrong conclusion...

2. What we know...

3. Inference---reading skill

4. Drafts?


A couple decided to go boating on a sunny summers day. He packed the fishing rods in the speed boat, then asked his wife if the petrol tank was full. She said, "Yes, the petrol tank is full." They drove down to the jetty and launched the boat. The couple then sped out onto the sea in the speed boat. After going for about ten minutes the speed boat's motor spluttered then stopped. They arrived back at the shore several hours later.

1. The couple went boating.
2. The couple intended to go fishing.
3. They didn't catch any fish, because the motor stopped.
4. The motor stopped because they ran out of petrol.
5. They couldn't have run out of petrol because she had looked in the petrol tanks and saw that they were full.
6. She said that the petrol tank was full.
7. He believed what she said about the petrol was true.
8. The boat's outboard motor stopped after 10 minutes.
9. The boat sped out onto the lake on a sunny summers day.
10. Because the motor broke down they had to row back to shore.
11. The car they used to tow the boat had a full tank of gas.
12. The water was calm?


Mr Gosane, whose first name is Fred, has behaved abnormally for the past week. He has missed work because of this. His wife Pat, who has had enough of this, decided to call their doctor. Later that day, the only car parked in Fred's driveway is a bright red car with the letters "Dr A. Korzybski" painted on it. Upstairs in Fred's bedroom, a light is on.

1. Dr Korzybski owns a bright red car.
2. Dr Korzybski's first name is Alfred.
3. The car parked in Fred's driveway is bright blue.
4. The letters on the car are painted in red.
5. The letters "Dr A. Korzybski" are painted on the side of the car
6. Pat is Fred's wife.
7. Fred's wife called the doctor.
8. The full name of Fred's wife Pat, is Patricia.
9. Fred's surname is Gosseyn.
10. Fred has behaved abnormally since the beginning of the year.
11. Fred has lost his memory.
12. Dr Korzybski is in the house helping Fred overcome his unsanity.
13. Dr Korzybski is talking to Fred in his bedroom
14. Fred is happy to be away from the stress at work.
15. Dr Korzybski parked the car in Fred's driveway.
16. It is night time.
17. Fred has been off work for the past week.
18. There are two cars parked in the driveway. Fred's and Dr Korzybski's.
19. Fred is in his bedroom with his wife Pat.
20. Their son Greg is at a GS seminar.