English Language GCSE
Inference and interpretation
What Inference and interpretation means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Inference and interpretation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Working out ideas, attitudes or feelings that are suggested but not stated, and explaining what the evidence shows rather than just copying it.
Topics that use Inference and interpretation
- Assessment Objectives (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Active listening
- Audience and purpose
- Audience and purpose in formal speech
- Audience awareness
- Comparative analysis
- Consistency of Standard English in live delivery
- Evidence selection
- Explicit retrieval
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