Question

Why is it sometimes necessary to make an inference when analyzing a text?
Responses

1Inferences are crucial for understanding if the text is nonfiction.

2Making inferences is a way to quickly read a longer text.

3Authors often provide information but do not state it directly.

4Inferences help a reader understand explicit details in a text.

Answer 1

The most appropriate response to why it is sometimes necessary to make an inference when analyzing a text is:

**3. Authors often provide information but do not state it directly.**

Inferences allow readers to connect the dots and grasp deeper meanings or implications that are not explicitly stated in the text.