An inference question asks you to finish the text’s reasoning using the clues it gives. Read the words right before the blank to see whether you need a reason, a conclusion, or a prediction. If it asks why something was done, look at what was done and who it reaches. Then predict the smallest supported reason by joining those clues. An ending goes past the text if it depends on a new goal or fact the passage never gives.
Hints
- Hint 1
Look at the words right before the blank. What does because tell you the missing ending needs to explain?
- Hint 2
Connect where the footage appears with what it shows. Who can watch it, and what can they learn from the scenes of the birds?
Step-by-step
Infer the purpose of the footage
Step 1Find the intended viewers
The phrase mainly because asks us for the park’s reason for adding the live footage. Who gets access to it? The feeds stream on the park’s website, so the park is sharing the birds’ lives with website viewers.
- Step 2
Predict the benefit
What can viewers gain from the video? It shows how bluebirds build nests, hatch eggs, and raise their chicks, so viewers can follow the birds through several parts of their lives. The park is making activity inside the birdhouses visible to people who might not otherwise see it. We can predict that the footage could help people connect with the park’s wildlife.
- Step 3
Choose a supported reason
Which ending gives that reason without promising a result? The phrase could inspire more people to care gives a reason to share the footage: watching the birds might encourage concern for them. The word could avoids promising a result, because the text doesn’t show how viewers actually responded. Choice C.