WorksheetsMaking Inferences
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Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. The Kingly Lion — The animals of the field and forest had a Lion as their King. When anyone had a problem, he took it to the Lion King, and the Lion King helped to solve it. When anyone had an argument, they took it to the Lion King, and he helped to settle it. The Lion King never made demands that were in his own interest. He wanted only what was best for each and every animal. Day after day, the Lion King thought about nothing but the animals who were his subjects. Then he sat down and wrote out a Royal Order. He called all the animals to come before him. He stood on a hilltop and watched the animals come together from far and near. He waited for them to settle. “Hear ye, hear ye!” the Lion began, in his deep and rumbling voice. “I have written out my orders for a new way of doing things that will be better for all. From this day forward, the Wolf and the Lamb shall agree to live in peace. The Panther and the Goat shall live in peace. The Tiger and the Deer, and the Dog and the Rabbit— all shall live together in perfect peace and harmony. The Rabbit said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong." And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life. In the story "The Kingly Lion," the animals of the field and forest have a Lion as their King. Why did the animals bring their problems to the Lion?
The animals knew the Lion was powerful.
The animals knew the Lion was fair.
The animals feared that the Lion would punish them.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. The Kingly Lion — The animals of the field and forest had a Lion as their King. When anyone had a problem, he took it to the Lion King, and the Lion King helped to solve it. When anyone had an argument, they took it to the Lion King, and he helped to settle it. The Lion King never made demands that were in his own interest. He wanted only what was best for each and every animal. Day after day, the Lion King thought about nothing but the animals who were his subjects. Then he sat down and wrote out a Royal Order. He called all the animals to come before him. He stood on a hilltop and watched the animals come together from far and near. He waited for them to settle. “Hear ye, hear ye!” the Lion began, in his deep and rumbling voice. “I have written out my orders for a new way of doing things that will be better for all. From this day forward, the Wolf and the Lamb shall agree to live in peace. The Panther and the Goat shall live in peace. The Tiger and the Deer, and the Dog and the Rabbit— all shall live together in perfect peace and harmony. The Rabbit said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong." And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life. In the story "The Kingly Lion," the Lion King wrote a Royal Order. Why did the Lion write a Royal Order?
The Lion wanted the best for each and every animal.
The Lion was tired of the animals bringing their problems to him.
The Lion wanted to be King of the field and forest.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. The Kingly Lion — The animals of the field and forest had a Lion as their King. When anyone had a problem, he took it to the Lion King, and the Lion King helped to solve it. When anyone had an argument, they took it to the Lion King, and he helped to settle it. The Lion King never made demands that were in his own interest. He wanted only what was best for each and every animal. Day after day, the Lion King thought about nothing but the animals who were his subjects. Then he sat down and wrote out a Royal Order. He called all the animals to come before him. He stood on a hilltop and watched the animals come together from far and near. He waited for them to settle. “Hear ye, hear ye!” the Lion began, in his deep and rumbling voice. “I have written out my orders for a new way of doing things that will be better for all. From this day forward, the Wolf and the Lamb shall agree to live in peace. The Panther and the Goat shall live in peace. The Tiger and the Deer, and the Dog and the Rabbit— all shall live together in perfect peace and harmony. The Rabbit said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong." And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life. In the story "The Kingly Lion," the Lion called all the creatures together to hear the Royal Order. Why did the Lion call all the creatures together to hear the Royal Order?
The Lion wanted to show off his power.
The Lion wanted to punish the strongest of the creatures.
The Lion wanted every creature to hear the new rules.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. The Kingly Lion — The animals of the field and forest had a Lion as their King. When anyone had a problem, he took it to the Lion King, and the Lion King helped to solve it. When anyone had an argument, they took it to the Lion King, and he helped to settle it. The Lion King never made demands that were in his own interest. He wanted only what was best for each and every animal. Day after day, the Lion King thought about nothing but the animals who were his subjects. Then he sat down and wrote out a Royal Order. He called all the animals to come before him. He stood on a hilltop and watched the animals come together from far and near. He waited for them to settle. “Hear ye, hear ye!” the Lion began, in his deep and rumbling voice. “I have written out my orders for a new way of doing things that will be better for all. From this day forward, the Wolf and the Lamb shall agree to live in peace. The Panther and the Goat shall live in peace. The Tiger and the Deer, and the Dog and the Rabbit— all shall live together in perfect peace and harmony. The Rabbit said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong." And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life. In the story "The Kingly Lion," the Lion’s Royal Order was meant to change how the animals lived together. What was the purpose of the Lion’s Royal Order?
Natural enemies would live together in peace.
Natural enemies would live in different places of the forest.
Natural enemies would have to settle their own differences.
Think about what makes the most sense, to draw a conclusion. The Kingly Lion — The animals of the field and forest had a Lion as their King. When anyone had a problem, he took it to the Lion King, and the Lion King helped to solve it. When anyone had an argument, they took it to the Lion King, and he helped to settle it. The Lion King never made demands that were in his own interest. He wanted only what was best for each and every animal. Day after day, the Lion King thought about nothing but the animals who were his subjects. Then he sat down and wrote out a Royal Order. He called all the animals to come before him. He stood on a hilltop and watched the animals come together from far and near. He waited for them to settle. “Hear ye, hear ye!” the Lion began, in his deep and rumbling voice. “I have written out my orders for a new way of doing things that will be better for all. From this day forward, the Wolf and the Lamb shall agree to live in peace. The Panther and the Goat shall live in peace. The Tiger and the Deer, and the Dog and the Rabbit— all shall live together in perfect peace and harmony. The Rabbit said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong." And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life. The story says: "The Rabbit said, 'Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong.' And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life." This is probably because:
The Rabbit was afraid that the Lion was trying to trick all the creatures.
The Rabbit did not think the Lion’s new rules would work.
The Rabbit did not want to be friends with the Dog.
Think about what makes the most sense, to draw a conclusion. The Kingly Lion — The animals of the field and forest had a Lion as their King. When anyone had a problem, he took it to the Lion King, and the Lion King helped to solve it. When anyone had an argument, they took it to the Lion King, and he helped to settle it. The Lion King never made demands that were in his own interest. He wanted only what was best for each and every animal. Day after day, the Lion King thought about nothing but the animals who were his subjects. Then he sat down and wrote out a Royal Order. He called all the animals to come before him. He stood on a hilltop and watched the animals come together from far and near. He waited for them to settle. “Hear ye, hear ye!” the Lion began, in his deep and rumbling voice. “I have written out my orders for a new way of doing things that will be better for all. From this day forward, the Wolf and the Lamb shall agree to live in peace. The Panther and the Goat shall live in peace. The Tiger and the Deer, and the Dog and the Rabbit— all shall live together in perfect peace and harmony. The Rabbit said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place without fear, by the side of the strong." And after the Rabbit said this, he ran for his life. Draw another conclusion: What lesson is this story meant to teach?
Good leaders are fair and make rules so everyone can live in peace.
The strongest should use their power to rule by force.
Animals can never be friends with their natural enemies.
Rules are not needed in a kingdom.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. In the story The Elderly Lion: "He told every animal and bird who passed by that he was very sick. The animals all got the news of Elderly Lion’s illness, and came one by one to visit him. More animals went to visit the Elderly Lion, and it became clear that animals were disappearing." How did the Elderly Lion use his brain instead of force?
The Elderly Lion tricked the animals into coming into his den.
The Elderly Lion stored up grass and berries for the winter.
The Elderly Lion moved to a different den, where better foods grew.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. In the story The Elderly Lion: "He told every animal and bird who passed by that he was very sick. The animals all got the news of Elderly Lion’s illness, and came one by one to visit him." Why did the animals come to visit the Elderly Lion when they heard about his illness?
The animals were afraid of the Elderly Lion.
The animals hoped the Elderly Lion would move somewhere else.
The animals felt sorry for the Elderly Lion.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. In the story The Elderly Lion: "Squirrel came, bringing fresh grasses and berries. Squirrel was not seen after that. Dove came, bringing more fresh grasses and berries. Dove was not seen after that. More animals went to visit the Elderly Lion, and it became clear that animals were disappearing." Why were Squirrel, Dove, and other animals not seen again after visiting the Elderly Lion?
The Elderly Lion ate them when they came into his den.
The Elderly Lion told them they should move to another part of the forest.
The Elderly Lion let them stay with him, there in his den.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. In the story The Elderly Lion: "Fox thought about the situation. He decided to go and visit the Elderly Lion." Why did Fox decide to go and visit the Elderly Lion?
Fox wanted to tell the Elderly Lion he was sorry he was sick.
Fox wanted to take the Elderly Lion something that would make him feel better.
Fox wanted to find out why animals were disappearing.
Think about what makes the most sense, to draw a conclusion. "No thank you," said Fox. "I notice that there are many footprints leading into your den, but I see no trace of any leading out." This is probably because:
Fox sees proof that the Elderly Lion has eaten the animals who visited him.
Fox doesn’t believe that it is the Elderly Lion who is speaking.
Fox wants to ask the Elderly Lion why animals are disappearing.
Draw another conclusion: What lesson is this story meant to teach?
Think carefully and be cautious; do not go into places that look dangerous.
Always visit anyone who says they are sick, even if it seems unsafe.
Follow footprints into dark places without checking for a way out.
Eat only grass and berries to stay strong.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences: Why did the Hare say the race was “ridiculous nonsense”? (From the passage The Hare and the Tortoise: A race was arranged between the Hare and the Tortoise. The Hare was harder to convince. “This is ridiculous nonsense,” he said.)
The Hare did not want to be embarrassed if he lost the race.
The Hare knew that he could run much faster than the Tortoise.
The Hare was angry at the other animals of the forest.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences: When the Hare turned around, why didn’t he see the Tortoise behind him? (From the passage The Hare and the Tortoise: The Hare ran for a while and then stopped. He looked around, but the Tortoise was nowhere in sight.)
The Tortoise was on a different path.
The Tortoise had sat down to rest.
The Hare was very far ahead of the Tortoise.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences: Why did the Hare keep sitting down during the race? (From the passage The Hare and the Tortoise: “Ridiculous nonsense,” he muttered, and then he dashed off. Later he sat down and scratched himself. “Let him rest!” shouted the others.)
The Hare still thought the race was ridiculous.
The Hare could only run for short distances.
The Hare wanted the Tortoise to win the race.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences: Why didn’t the Hare jump up and run when the Tortoise approached the finish line? (From the passage The Hare and the Tortoise: When the Hare saw the Tortoise coming, he got up and ran for a while more. Then he sat down and scratched himself. This went on until the Hare was almost to the finish line... Some say he slept.)
The Hare was probably asleep, and didn’t see the Tortoise.
The Hare made a wrong turn, and the Tortoise went the right way.
The Tortoise went so slowly that the Hare didn’t see him.
Think about what makes the most sense, to draw a conclusion: The Tortoise won, and all the animals cheered. “How did you do it?” someone asked. “Slow and steady wins the race,” the Tortoise replied. And that is the moral of this story. It also became a popular saying among all the animals, and especially among the Snails. This is probably because:
The Snails and the Tortoise were good friends.
The Snails liked the saying, because Snails are also very slow.
The Snails were smarter than the other beasts of the forest.
Draw another conclusion: What lesson is this story meant to teach? (The Hare runs fast and stops to rest. The Tortoise keeps going and wins. The Tortoise says, “Slow and steady wins the race.”)
Keep trying and work steadily to finish tasks.
Always run as fast as you can and never rest.
Winning is only for the fastest animals.
Teasing others makes you win races.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. Read this excerpt from The Hen’s Tale: “All summer long, the Swallows sat in rows along the rafters of the barn, telling stories of the wonders of the South. As the days grew cooler, their excitement grew, for they knew it soon would be Winter. … And suddenly one day the Swallows were all gone.” In the beginning of the story, why were the Swallows suddenly all gone?
The Swallows had grown tired of telling stories.
The Swallows had gone to build nests.
The Swallows had gone South for the Winter.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. Read this line from The Hen’s Tale: “I think I shall go South myself, said Hen.” Why did Hen decide to go South?
Hen thought she was a Swallow.
Hen wanted to see what the Swallows had described.
Hen thought the other animals did not like her.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. Read this excerpt from The Hen’s Tale: “I have been to the South!” she cried. And she told the farm animals that she had been to the land where potatoes grow, and corn, and carrots, and beans. She told them of a land where beautiful roses grow in all the colors of the rainbow. What did Hen tell the other animals about?
The Southern lands where the Swallows had gone.
A vegetable garden and a flower garden.
The ocean, and islands, and ships.
Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences. Read this excerpt from The Hen’s Tale: “How interesting!” the animals said. “And what really beautiful descriptions!” What did the farm animals think about the things Hen told about?
The animals did not believe Hen.
The animals laughed at Hen’s stories.
The animals liked Hen’s stories.
Think about what makes the most sense, to draw a conclusion. Read this excerpt from The Hen’s Tale: “We have been to the South,” they said, “and the valleys beyond the great sea.” But the farm animals would not agree that there was a sea in the South. “You should hear our Hen,” they said. This is probably because:
They knew Hen better than they knew the Swallows.
The Swallows stayed away for the whole Winter.
The animals had never seen an ocean.
Draw another conclusion. Based on The Hen’s Tale, what lesson is this story meant to teach?
Do not pretend to know places you have not really seen.
Birds and hens should always travel together.
Winter is the best time to plant a garden.
There is never a sea in the South.
