Lets Try using non-historical examples.

• Use evidence to help you think about the

inferences you can make.

Question: Who does this bag belong to?

Items in the bag: I can infer that this bag
A science textbook belongs to _____________.
a teacher
Whiteboard markers
Red pen I know this because it
Wallet contains
Laptop _______________________
a textbook, markers a
_______________________.
red pen.

Thus this shows me that

_____________________________________________
the bag belongs to a teacher as it contains
_____________________________________________
items that a teacher would normally carry.
_____________________________________________.
Lets Try using non-historical examples.
She took the knife and walked towards him. There
were no words to express how she felt. He had
subjected her to a life of misery and now he was going
What did she
to pay.
intend to do to
him?

I can infer that she intends to Hence this tells me that

_____________________.
kill him
The evidence is
_____________________________________
‘she took the knife’, ‘ he had
_____________________________________.
subjected her to a life of misery.’
_______________________________
she intends to kill him because
_______________________________
she had been mistreated by
_______________________________
him.
_______________________________
___________.
How do you know?

Because you were able to infer that based on the evidence in

the excerpt and your contextual knowledge

An inference refers to a conclusion reached on the basis of

evidence and reasoning.
Lets Try using historical examples.
Qns: What does source A tell you about early Singapore? Explain your answer
Source A: Wang Dayuan’ account of Temasek.
Wang Dayuan, who travelled extensively in the southern seas over a period of
/d city with inhabitants who lived and dressed in style. Temasek was also a
city who had successfully defended against two invasions.

early Singapore was a successful city

Source A tells me that __________________________________________.

I know this because Source A states that

Temasek was described as ‘a well developed city’ and ‘inhabitants lived
______________________________________________________________________
and dressed in style.’
______________________________________________________________________

This means that

Temasek must have been a successful city as it was described as
______________________________________________________________________
developed and its inhabitants were wealthy enough to dress in style.
____________________________________________________________________.