3rd - 6th Grade Make Inferences Resources

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Introduce children to physicist Albert Einstein — and a bit of theoretical physics — with this mini biography.

This reading comprehension worksheet features Kipling's "The Elephant's Child," an origin story that offers a whimsical explanation for the elephant's long trunk.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Encourage students to make inferences by combining what they learn from a text with their own background knowledge.

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

Help young readers make inferences using context clues with this worksheet.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

Located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. the Lincoln Memorial honors our 16th president.

Step right up to the most famous wall on Earth! Spanning nearly four thousand miles, the Great Wall of China is one of the oldest wonders of the world.