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

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

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

With this language arts exercise, students will find textual evidence and use it to support an inference.

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.

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

Children use their logic skills to look at the images and decide which of two statements describes each one best in this second grade literacy worksheet.

Making inferences using visual clues takes practice! Use this worksheet to help analyze visual elements.

These worksheets, which cover social studies, reading comprehension and writing, teach kids all about the Great Race of Mercy.

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.

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

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

Practice making inferences about stories with the help of this writing organizer.

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

Children will read an excerpt from Stevenson's book, then respond to a reading comprehension and a creative writing prompt.

Read up on the real-life Saint Nicholas, a man who did some good deeds way back in the day, and see what similarities he shares with Santa.

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!

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.

Bring a fun camping mystery to life for second- and third-grade students with an engaging reading comprehension activity!