Use Clues in a Text to Make Inferences

Using clues in a picture or text to help answer a question is called inference.

 

Have a look at the picture below:

 

 

How are the people feeling in the picture?

 

You will have used clues in the picture to help you with your answers.

They are smiling and holding hands, so we can infer that they are happy.

 

Read the sentence below:

 

Looking out at the starry sky, Ivy rubbed her eyes and let out a big yawn.

 

 

How is Ivy feeling?

What time of day is it?

 

We can use the clues in this sentence to help us.

 

People rub their eyes and yawn when they are tired, so we can infer that Ivy is tired.

If the sky is full of stars, it must be dark outside. We can infer that it is evening.

 

 

In this activity, we will answer inference questions.

 

Make sure that you keep your eyes open for clues in the texts!