Answer these questions to test your knowledge of the important terms, concepts, and skills in this chapter.

1		Inferences and conclusions go beyond what is stated in a paragraph, but are based on the information in the paragraph.
			A)	true
			B)	false
2		A conclusion is usually reached
			A)	before reading a paragraph or a selection.
			B)	while reading a paragraph or a selection.
			C)	after reading a paragraph or a selection.
			D)	all of the above
3		Authors expect readers to draw
			A)	a single conclusion.
			B)	several conclusions.
			C)	no conclusions.
			D)	any of the above
4		To write an inference or a conclusion, you can paraphrase information that appears in the passage.
			A)	true
			B)	false
5		Imply means to
			A)	hint or suggest something without stating it directly.
			B)	understand an indirectly stated message.
6		Making inferences and drawing conclusions are specialized reading and thinking skills that are rarely used in everyday life.
			A)	true
			B)	false
7		Textbook authors and college professors expect students to make logical inferences and to draw conclusions about what they have read.
			A)	true
			B)	false
8		Authors sometimes state the important conclusions.
			A)	true
			B)	false
9		Making inferences is involved in which of the following reading skills?
			A)	deducing the meaning of words from context
			B)	determining the topic
			C)	formulating implied main ideas
			D)	all of the above
10		Imply and infer mean the same thing.
			A)	true
			B)	false
11		If the author states the important conclusion, there are no additional conclusions that can be drawn.
			A)	true
			B)	false
12		"Getting" a joke and "reading" a person's facial expression, body language and tone of voice are examples of making inferences.
			A)	true
			B)	false
13		If you comprehend a message that has been suggested or hinted, you
			A)	imply the meaning.
			B)	infer the meaning.
14		Except for a conclusion stated by the author, information stated in a paragraph does not represent conclusions.
			A)	true
			B)	false
15		Which of the following words of phrases is not a way authors announce an important conclusion?
			A)	Therefore
			B)	Thus
			C)	Nevertheless
			D)	In conclusion