What Is the Meaning of Infer?

As a teacher, teaching your students what it means to infer is an exciting opportunity to help them tap into their critical thinking skills. Essentially, it’s the process of using clues and information in a text to make educated guesses or conclusions that aren’t explicitly stated. This skill helps students unlock deeper meanings, anticipate outcomes and better comprehend what they’re reading by piecing together information from the text and their own experiences. By encouraging students to read between the lines, they can become more thoughtful readers and confident learners, equipped with the tools to succeed both in and out of the classroom.

Making Inferences Worksheets for 1st and 2nd Grade

Teach Starter has created a set of 4 worksheets that are ready for you to use with your students as they embark on their journey of making inferences. These worksheets are designed in a manner where students will read a simple sentence with an accompanying picture and select an inference statement from the 3 given options. 

Some of the questions your students might answer include:

The farmer is wearing sunglasses. 

• It is raining outside today.
• It is snowing outside today.
• It is a sunny outside today.

Sam is cheering with her hands in the air.

• Her team won the soccer game.
• Her chips fell on the floor.
• Her dog is sleeping.

How to Get Your Inferences Worksheet

If you are ready for your students to use one of these inference worksheets, head on over to the green download button! Here you will find the quick-print PDF file and the editable Google Slides document. If selecting the Google Slides option, please note that you will first be prompted to make a copy of the resource to your personal drive before accessing it.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

Looking for More Inferencing Activities?

Make sure to check out some of our additional inference resources below!

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Inference Detectives Worksheet Pack

Guide your students to use personal experiences and text evidence to make inferences with this set of reading worksheets.

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Making Inferences With Pictures Worksheet

Guide your students to use pictures to make inferences with this reading worksheet.

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Let's Infer! Reading Worksheet

Boost reading comprehension with our 2-page writing worksheet that helps students practice making inferences.