Making Inferences - Worksheet

The "Making Inferences Worksheet" is a resource designed to help students improve their comprehension and inferencing skills in the context of English language learning. In the first scenario, students are presented with a text about Ava, who leaves a football pitch in a huff, kicking off her boots with such force that one leaves a muddy print on the wall. Students are tasked to infer Ava's emotions, her recent activities, and what might have caused her upset, using evidence from the text to support their answers. This exercise encourages students to look beyond the explicit information and deduce underlying feelings and events.

In a similar vein, another part of the worksheet focuses on a boy named Leo, who is looking at his spelling test with disbelief and considering whether to smile. The text hints that he has put in an unusual amount of effort into practising his spelling words, and his reaction suggests a positive outcome. Students must infer Leo's feelings, the result of his spelling test, and compare this to his typical performance. The final scenario introduces Oliver, who reacts to the smell of his mum's special homemade tomato soup with a sinking heart but thanks his mum with a beaming smile as she serves him. Students are prompted to infer Oliver's true feelings about the soup, his reasons for smiling, and his emotions towards his mum. These exercises are designed to develop critical thinking and understanding of subtle cues within written text.