3rd - 7th Grade Common Core Make Inferences Resources

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

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

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

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

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.

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Introduce children to physicist Albert Einstein — and a bit of theoretical physics — with this mini biography.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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

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!

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

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

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

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

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

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.

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.

Students will make inferences, compare texts, and identify figurative language as they interpret reading passages.

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.

Children learn key vocabulary related to the executive branch of the U.S. government in this spelling worksheet.

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

Your child will love learning all about the exploits of the famous European explorer Marco Polo with this attractively illustrated worksheet.

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

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 this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!