Grade 9 · Reading & language
Separate observation from interpretation practice
Distinguish recorded details from inferences about cause, motive or significance.
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READ THE PASSAGE
The transcript contains three interruptions. A commentator says the discussion felt tense.
Which distinction is most accurate?
- Interruptions can be counted; tension is an interpretation of the exchange.
- The commentator reports a temperature.
- Three interruptions prove a single motive.
- The transcript directly measures every speaker's emotions.
See the answer & why
Interruptions can be counted; tension is an interpretation of the exchange.
The count supports analysis but does not itself state a feeling.
A little hint: An observation reports what was recorded; an interpretation explains or infers what it may mean.
A teaching tip
An observation reports what was recorded; an interpretation explains or infers what it may mean.