Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

It’s time to make an inference (or many)! Reading comprehension strategies take center stage as fourth and fifth graders are challenged to read a short story and draw conclusions from it on this comprehension questions worksheet.

Students are reminded of what an inference is and how to make one. Then, they read a short fictional story called “The Hazlenut Child.” Finally, students answer a series of questions about inferences they can make from the short story. Encourage students to underline the text clues they use to answer each question.

This worksheet supports reading lessons, and you can see how to use it in a lesson plan by selecting “See in a lesson plan.”