Making Inferences Worksheet

• 3rd grade
• 4th grade
• 5th grade
• CCSS RL.3.1
• CCSS RL.4.1
• CCSS RI.4.1
• CCSS RL.5.1

A free, printable making inferences worksheet for 3rd to 5th grade. Your child reads a short mystery, makes inferences and backs them up with text evidence. Answer key included.

What's inside

• Page 1: a short mystery passage, then 4 inference questions with evidence.
• Page 2: infer feelings from 4 clues and fill in an inference chart.
• Page 3: answer key.

Download the PDF (3 pages)

How to use it

1. Teach or review the rule first with the making inferences lesson. It takes about 10 minutes.
2. Read the directions for each part out loud. Early readers can point while you read.
3. Check Part A together before your child goes on, so any confusion gets fixed early.
4. Use the answer key on the last page.

Prints on US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 in). No sign-up needed.

Tips for doing it together

• Keep it short. One page a day is plenty for most young children, and two short sessions beat one long one.
• Let your child read each sentence out loud before answering. Many mistakes get caught by ear.
• Mark a mistake with a small dot instead of an X, and let your child find and fix it. That's where the learning happens.

What your child is practicing

An inference combines clues from the text with what you already know. Kids state the inference and support it with evidence from the text.

Practice online

After the worksheet, the 10-question making inferences quiz gives instant feedback and reads each question aloud. For a game, try Word Slash.

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Last reviewed: November 11, 2026