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Reading Beyond the Words
25 HOTS-oriented questions · CEFR B1–B2 · Exposition & Discussion Texts
Focus: cause–effect inference, predicting implications, and selecting additional evidence that strengthens an argument.
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Quick Lesson: How to Answer Inferential Reading Questions
Inferential questions do not ask you to copy a sentence. You combine textual evidence with logical reasoning, but the answer must still be supported by the passage.
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Cause → Effect
Ask: What caused this? or What happened because of it?
Look for: because, therefore, as a result, leads to, can cause, depends on.
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Predict the Consequence
Start from a condition in the text, then choose the most reasonable next effect.
Be careful with always, never, completely, automatically.
3
Add Supporting Evidence
Choose a new fact that makes the writer’s argument stronger or clearer.
The best evidence is claim-related, not merely topic-related.
The 4-Step TKA Inferential Strategy
STEP 1Identify the exact claim or relationship in the question.
STEP 2Find the sentence(s) that provide evidence.
STEP 3Ask: “If this is true, what logically follows?”
STEP 4Eliminate answers that exaggerate, contradict, or add unsupported assumptions.
Example: Explicit vs Inferential
Text
“Frequent notifications interrupt concentration, and students may need several minutes to focus again.”
Explicit
What happens after a notification interrupts a student?
It may take several minutes to regain focus.Inferential
If notifications arrive every few minutes, what is likely to happen?
The task may be completed less efficiently because attention is repeatedly disrupted.Common Traps
- Too extreme: “This will always happen.”
- True in real life, but not supported by the text.
- Repeats a detail but does not answer the relationship asked.
- Changes possibility into certainty: may becomes will definitely.
- Supporting evidence is only topic-related, not claim-related.
Assessment Indicators
I1 · Inferring Cause and EffectMenyimpulkan bagaimana suatu peristiwa, kebijakan, atau fenomena dalam teks memengaruhi atau dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain.
I2 · Predicting Implications / ConsequencesMemperkirakan dampak yang logis dari suatu gagasan atau argumen berdasarkan informasi dalam teks.
I3 · Inferring Supporting DetailsMemperkirakan fakta tambahan yang paling mungkin memperkuat, menjelaskan, atau melengkapi argumen dalam teks.
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