4th grade Making Inferences in Fiction Printable Worksheets

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

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

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

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

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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.

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

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.

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

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

With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.

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.

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

This fun resource will strengthen students’ emotional intelligence as they use images to make inferences, a skill which contributes to improved reading comprehension.

Little brothers and sisters can be annoying sometimes, but that's never an excuse to waste a perfectly good cupcake.

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

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

This graphic organizer will encourage your students to put together all the pieces of a strong inference and help them practice reading comprehension skills.

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

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

Read this shortened version of the Momotaro story, then think about what makes a true hero, both in a fairytale and in real life.

Get a great introduction to one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, Romeo and Juliet. This abridged version is perfect for young readers.

Read through this version of The Crane Wife and answer comprehension questions along the way.