Starter quiz
- Some things are made explicit by the author. Other things we must __________ from what is written.
- create
- infer ✓
- deduct
- embellish
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- What inferences can we make from the following description? 'Watson was astonished to see Holmes standing over his bed at 3 o'clock in the morning, holding a pile of case notes.'
- Holmes can sometimes be presumptuous. ✓
- Holmes is single-minded when he wants to solve a crime. ✓
- Holmes is always considerate towards others.
- Holmes cares a lot about Watson.
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- What character trait is shown in the following description? 'Holmes could instantly tell that the man was lying.'
- diffident
- presumptuous
- assertive
- shrewd ✓
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- What character trait is shown in the following description? 'I considered correcting him, but I decided not to.'
- diffident ✓
- presumptuous
- unflappable
- shrewd
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- Which word means 'calm under pressure'?
- presumptuous
- diffident
- unflappable ✓
- shrewd
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- Which description shows that Holmes is 'unflappable'?
- Holmes barely looked up as Watson came in.
- Holmes raised an eyebrow as the man raised his gun. ✓
- Holmes told the man, "Get out!"
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