Which of the following literary terms refers to a skill used when the reader must put together what the author provides and what he/she already knows to come up with some valid information about the story?

a. inference

b. foreshadowing

c. hypothesis

d. prediction

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. The literary term that refers to a skill used when the reader must put together what the author provides and what he/she already knows to come up with some valid information about the story would be inference. Hope this answers the question.