How to Teach Inference: The Effective Tools Every Teacher Needs ... - Free Printable

This worksheet helps you practice making inferences — which means using clues from what you read (TEXT) and what you already know (SCHEMA) to figure out something that’s not directly said.

Since there’s no specific text or question given, I’ll show you how to fill it out with an example so you can do your own homework the same way.

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Let’s pretend the TEXT says:
“Maria put on her raincoat and grabbed her umbrella before leaving the house.”

And your SCHEMA (what you already know) is:
People use raincoats and umbrellas when it’s raining or about to rain.

Now, let’s make an INFERENCE:

Step 1: Look at the TEXT — Maria took rain gear.
Step 2: Think about your SCHEMA — Rain gear = rain outside.
Step 3: Put them together → You can infer it was raining or going to rain.

So for the first box set:
- TEXT: “Maria put on her raincoat and grabbed her umbrella before leaving the house.”
- SCHEMA: People use raincoats and umbrellas when it rains.
- INFERENCE: It was raining or about to rain outside.

You can do the same thing for the second box set with a different sentence.

Example for second set:
TEXT: “Jamal yawned three times during math class.”
SCHEMA: Yawning often means someone is tired.
INFERENCE: Jamal was probably tired during math class.

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Final Answer:
To complete this worksheet, pick two short sentences (or use ones from your assignment). For each one, write the sentence under “TEXT,” write what you already know about it under “SCHEMA,” then combine them to write what you can guess or figure out under “INFERENCE.” Use arrows to show how TEXT + SCHEMA lead to INFERENCE.