Question

Andrew Carnegie made a fortune in steel. He distributed much of his money to libraries, colleges and foundations. This made him a great philanthropist. What can you INFER a philanthropist is?
Question 5 options:

someone who is rich.

someone who works in the steel industry.

a person who is generous and donates money to good causes.

a person who loves reading and education.

Which of the following words could you see on a test, that are the same as asking you to infer?

Question 4 options:

imply

suggest

which would the author most likely use

all of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

I would deduce from the paragraph that Andrew Carnegie was a person who is generous and donates money to good causes.

For the question, 4, I think that infer's synonym would better be described as suggest. For that reason, suggest is the most reasonable answer and the word the author most likely used.