Feb10 Exercise (CRCB C7, Inference)

CRCB Chapter7 Inference Exercise

Exercise 7b, Determining an Author’s Purpose,P214

1. to inform
2. to persuade you
3. to inform
4. entertain
5. to inform


Exercise 7c, Comparisons,P216

1. Comparison between: a Sun-bath b. a drink of wine to the reptile
Implied similarity: it was very enjoyable

2. Comparison between: a. under pressure b. lion
Implied similarity: he feels ambitious

3. Comparison between: a. facts b. air on which the scientist learns.
Implied similarity: Scientists need facts.

4. Comparison between: a. battleship b. computer
Implied similarity: The hacker uses his computer to assail the weak and subvert the unsuspecting.

5. Comparison between: a. liquid b. people in the stadium aisles
Implied similarity: They both move freely.

6. Comparison between: a. the protagonist b. delicate vegetable
Implied similarity: They both start indoors, where it is safe, and are moved outside. In this case, the protagonist starts out in urban England.


Exercise 7d, Setting the Tone,P219

1. c. Troubled
2. a. Intense
3. c. Humorous
4. c. Sarcastic


Exercise 7e, Detecting Bias in Paragraphs- Emotive Words,P221


1. This author is biased, or sympathetic, towards poor people and believes that they have not been dealt with fairly in terms of equal access to good jobs.
2. The author believes that it is wrong.
3. He believes that things have gotten better, but there is still a long way to go.
4. He doesn’t like it.

Exercise 7f, More Practice in Detecting Bias,P223

1. I agree with the article. I believe with the statement about him hanging.
2. He wanted to express his views.
3. The USA needs to go after Osama Bin Laden.
4. Swinging from the end of the rope, vanquished
5. Angry, “Swing from the end of the rope…”