3rd Grade Make Inferences Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

A key component of reading comprehension is being able to draw conclusions—or make inferences—about what we read. Use this resource to give your students extra practice making their own inferences based on simple sentences.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.

This reading resource gives your students practice using text clues and background knowledge to make inferences about characters.

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

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.

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

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Use this exercise to evaluate a fiction text and support judgments with evidence.

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.

Good readers make inferences using story details and their own background knowledge to figure out information that isn't provided by the author. Help your students practice making inferences using quotes from their reading with this graphic organizer.