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Separate what happens from what you infer - Online practice 3
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 empty chair': All morning I had guarded the only chair near the heater. Outside, rain tapped against the windows; inside, coats dripped onto the floor. A younger pupil arrived without a coat. I looked at my bag on the seat. I picked it up. The pupil sat down, and I stood close enough to the heater to warm one hand. 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 empty chair', identify one action the narrator explicitly performs.
- What might the narrator's actions in 'The empty chair' suggest? Use a brief quotation.
- Is this established in 'The empty chair': 'The younger pupil deliberately forgot the coat.'? Explain.
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