How does textual evidence help a reader make an inference? (1 point)

• Readers restate the textual evidence of a story to make an inference.
• Readers analyze the details explicitly stated in a text to make an inference.
• Readers eliminate the details implicitly stated in a text in order to make an inference.
Readers identify textual evidence to make the story more personal in order to make an

inference.

The second statement is correct: Readers analyze the details explicitly stated in a text to make an inference.

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Luiza clutched her violin under her chin. She felt every eye in the room on her and was aware that everyone was listening closely. She wiped a drip of sweat from her forehead. She wanted to be first chair in the orchestra so badly. Luiza had practiced hard, but she knew the competition was tough. Her hand shook as she brought her bow to the instrument's strings. Then she began to play.
What can be inferred about Luiza from the details in this paragraph?
(1 point)

• She is talented

• She feels ill

• She is nervous

• She feels angry

Based on the details in the paragraph, the inference that can be made about Luiza is that she is nervous.