Inferring

Inferring Worksheets

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. Practise identifying clues using our collection of inferring worksheets.

 

Character Interview	An Interview With… Conduct an interview with a character from a book. Encourage children to compose open questions and to make inferences when answering them.

 

Making Inferences from Images Make a list of all the clues in the image. Use the clues to make inferences.	Chef Hospital Unwell Muddy Game Beach Trip Bus	Boat Traffic Jam Training Waiting TV Wedding

 

Making Inferences from Text Make a list of all the clues from the text. Use the clues to make inferences.	Inferring Text ‘Jen’ Inferring Text ‘Tina’ Inferring Text ‘Toby’ Inferring Text ‘Penny’

 

Making Inferences from Text Some clues and inferences are given. Fill in the blanks.	Inferring with Support ‘Jen’ Inferring with Support ‘Tina’ Inferring with Support ‘Toby’ Inferring with Support ‘Penny’

 

Inferring Questions Read the sentence, answer the question.	Inferring Question Set 1 Inferring Question Set 2 Inferring Question Set 3 Inferring Question Set 4

 

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Self-Questioning Chart This chart assists students in posing a range of questions to ask during and after reading.

 

 

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