Making Inferences Worksheet

Cayden held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Cayden's dad lifted him into the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,”said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.”

You can infer that

• Cayden's dad needs help shopping.

• Cayden's dad does not shop very often.

• Cayden is very young.

Dan sands the wood. Grandpa hums happily as he works on replacing the broken piece.

This suggests that Grandpa...

• is only good at repairing rocking chairs.

• is enjoying doing the work.

• sad the chair broke.

When Kyle came home from school, he was noticeably distraught. He balled up his report card and placed it inside of a soup can in the garbage. He then flipped the soup can upside down and arranged garbage over the soup can. Why is Kyle distraught?

• He doesn't want to take the trash out.

• There isn't any soup left for him.

• He made a bad grade on his report card.

• His parents asked him to cook dinner.

"Justin grabbed the leash and quickly put it around Tooli's neck. He stormed out the door with Tooli coming right behind.

He said, "Hurry up, Tooli. You're always so slow." Justin kept his head down and walked quickly down the road, not speaking to anyone that he saw."

What was true about Justin?

• He was very worried that someone might see him.

• He was angry that he had to walk the dog.

• He was feeling sick and wanted to lie down.

• He was very excited and wanted to hurry.

Which sentence suggests Mikayla likes to play basketball?

• Mikayla's mom makes her practice basketball everyday.

• Mikayla scored 5 points in her last basketball game.

• Mikayla missed a free throw during practice.

• Mikayla looks forward to her basketball practice.

To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast

• pay attention to details

• look up every unfamiliar word

• pick your nose

It is important to learn how to make inferences because many times...

• authors don't write well

• authors communicate ideas indirectly

• authors are lazy

• authors don't think about readers

In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

• true

• false

A VALID INFERENCE is...

• a wild guess

• never supported

• supported with evidence

• is hard to find

It can be inferred that the people are carrying something.

• true

• false