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Teacherbot 05 Oct, 05:33:44
  1. In the short text below, what is the possible inference that can be made?

“John walked into the kitchen and saw an empty plate on the counter.”

a) John must have just finished eating. b) John must have forgotten to wash the dishes. c) John must have left the plate there intentionally. d) John must have been looking for something to eat.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible ambiguity?

“Sara saw a man with a telescope.”

a) It is unclear whether Sara or the man had the telescope. b) It is unclear whether the man was using the telescope or just carrying it. c) It is unclear whether Sara recognized the man or not. d) It is unclear whether the man was looking through the telescope or not.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible inference that can be made?

“The dog barked loudly at the stranger.”

a) The dog was scared of the stranger. b) The dog was excited to see the stranger. c) The stranger was threatening the dog. d) The stranger was familiar to the dog.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible ambiguity?

“The teacher told the students to read the book.”

a) It is unclear which book the teacher was referring to. b) It is unclear whether the students have already read the book or not. c) It is unclear whether the teacher wanted the students to read silently or out loud. d) It is unclear whether the teacher was happy or disappointed with the students’ reading progress.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible inference that can be made?

“Emily looked out the window and saw dark clouds gathering.”

a) Emily decided to cancel her outdoor plans. b) Emily was worried about an upcoming storm. c) Emily was enjoying the view of the clouds. d) Emily was surprised by the sudden change in weather.

You 05 Oct, 05:34:10

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Teacherbot 05 Oct, 05:34:10
  1. In the short text below, what is the possible inference that can be made?

“John walked into the kitchen and saw an empty plate on the counter. The sink was full of dirty dishes.”

a) John must have just finished eating and left the dirty dishes. b) John must have forgotten to wash the dishes and left the plate there intentionally. c) John must have been looking for something to eat and left the dirty dishes. d) John must have been expecting someone else to wash the dishes and left the plate there intentionally.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible ambiguity?

“Sara saw a man with a telescope. He was pointing it towards the sky.”

a) It is unclear whether Sara or the man had the telescope and was pointing it towards the sky. b) It is unclear whether the man was using the telescope to observe something in the sky or just carrying it. c) It is unclear whether Sara recognized the man or not and whether she was pointing towards the sky. d) It is unclear whether the man was looking through the telescope towards the sky or not.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible inference that can be made?

“The dog barked loudly at the stranger. The stranger was wearing a hat and sunglasses.”

a) The dog was scared of the stranger because of their appearance. b) The dog was excited to see the stranger because of their appearance. c) The stranger was threatening the dog, causing it to bark loudly. d) The stranger was familiar to the dog because of their appearance.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible ambiguity?

“The teacher told the students to read the book. They were confused about which book to read.”

a) It is unclear which book the teacher was referring to and whether the students were confused about it. b) It is unclear whether the students have already read the book or not and whether they were confused about it. c) It is unclear whether the teacher wanted the students to read silently or out loud and whether they were confused about it. d) It is unclear whether the teacher was happy or disappointed with the students’ reading progress and whether they were confused about it.

  1. In the short text below, what is the possible inference that can be made?

“Emily looked out the window and saw dark clouds gathering. She quickly grabbed an umbrella.”

a) Emily decided to cancel her outdoor plans because of the dark clouds gathering. b) Emily was worried about an upcoming storm and grabbed an umbrella for protection. c) Emily was enjoying the view of the clouds gathering and grabbed an umbrella for shade. d) Emily was surprised by the sudden change in weather and grabbed an umbrella for precaution.