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.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

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

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

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

Students will make inferences about feelings and perspectives in a short text.

Have you ever wondered what keeps the moon in orbit? Newton's first law gets a quick introduction, too, in this worksheet for kids. Check it out!

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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

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.

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

Guide your students through the process of looking for text evidence and making inferences about the setting in this excerpt from The Secret Garden.

Young historians will practice writing essays and get a great reading comprehension workout with this worksheet about the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He.

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

Students will use sentence stems and frames to make inferences about a story.

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

Encourage students to make inferences by combining what they learn from a text with their own background knowledge.

With this reading worksheet, your students will read about basketball player Steph Curry and then write three inferences.

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

Young readers will pick a book and join a band of pirates as they guide them to find hidden treasure through the secrets of inference.

Can a frog really swallow quail shot? Explore exaggeration with this reading exercise on Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

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

Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

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.

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.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Steps to Make an Inference.