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Browse our collection of inferring worksheets and reading passages. Making inferences is an important reading strategy for children to learn and use. Questions that require readers to infer are sometimes referred to as ‘Author and Me’ questions. Good readers are good detectives; they combine clues from texts and images with their own knowledge to pick up clues authors leave.

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Image Detective Set 2

A set of image detective worksheets. Study each image. Make a list of clues from the image, and then use the clues to make inferences.

Image Detective Set 1

A set of image detective worksheets. Study each image. Make a list of clues from the image, and then use the clues to make inferences.

Inferring Circle Set 2

A set of 4 inferring circles. Follow the steps to analyse each image.

Inferring Circle Set 1

A set of 4 inferring circles. Follow the steps to analyse each image.

Inference Question Set 4

Read each passage. Answer the question. Underline the clues that lead to the answer.

Inference Question Set 3

Read each passage. Answer the question. Underline the clues that lead to the answer.

Inference Question Set 2

Read each passage. Answer the question. Underline the clues that lead to the answer.

Inference Question Set 1

Read each passage. Answer the question. Underline the clues that lead to the answer.

Self-Questioning Chart

A self-questioning template to support learners developing questions to ask themselves about texts they read.

Differentiated Inferring Set: Toby

Read the passage. Make a list of the clues and what can be inferred from the text. The easier sheet supports the learner to find clues and make inferences.

Inferring from Text: Tina

Read the passage. Make a list of the clues and what can be inferred from the text. The easier sheet supports the learner to find clues and make inferences.

Differentiated Inferring Set: Penny

Read the passage. Make a list of the clues and what can be inferred from the text. The easier sheet supports the learner to find clues and make inferences.