Nonfiction Make Inferences Resources

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

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

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.

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

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

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

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

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

Your child will love learning all about the exploits of the famous European explorer Marco Polo with this attractively illustrated worksheet.

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

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

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.

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.

Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

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

Children learn key vocabulary related to the executive branch of the U.S. government in this spelling worksheet.

Have you ever wondered what keeps the moon in orbit? Newton's first law gets a quick introduction, too, in this worksheet for kids. Check it out!

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.

Young historians will practice writing essays and get a great reading comprehension workout with this worksheet about the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He.

Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

First, students will read a biography of Amelia Boynton Robinson, and then respond to comprehension questions, using text evidence.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Steps to Make an Inference.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

Learn about these grassland biomes, then discover some fun facts about their animal inhabitants as you complete a matching activity.