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Separate what happens from what you infer - Online practice 1
Read the information, then answer the questions. An adult may read the instructions aloud. Show your working where asked.
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Original opening, 'The returned ticket': For most of the afternoon I had rehearsed what to say. Now the station waiting room was empty, except for a clock that clicked too loudly. I told myself I was ready. When the clerk appeared, I pushed the unused ticket across the counter, then held it down with one finger. He waited. I lifted my finger. Separate stated actions from interpretations. An inference must use a clue; it cannot establish an unstated motive as fact.
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- In 'The returned ticket', identify one action the narrator explicitly performs.
- What might the narrator's actions in 'The returned ticket' suggest? Use a brief quotation.
- Is this established in 'The returned ticket': 'The clerk knows why the journey was cancelled.'? Explain.
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