Making Inferences from Stories

Year 1 EnglishReading Comprehension4 pages

About this worksheet

Three short stories give Year 1 pupils practice at reading between the lines. Sam cannot find his red pen, Mia pulls on her wellies by the door, and Leo shivers at the park under a grey sky. Across four pages and eight questions, pupils work out how each child feels and why, using a word bank, tick boxes and a copied phrase as evidence. The answer key accepts any sensible answer where the question is open. It matches the England National Curriculum objective on making inferences.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Reading - comprehension

โ€œMaking inferences on the basis of what is being said and doneโ€

None of the three stories names a feeling, so questions 2, 5, 6 and 7 all ask pupils to infer from actions.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: How Do They Feel?

Sam's hands shake and a tear falls on his book. Pupils say what he lost, choose Sad, Happy, Angry or Tired, and suggest how to help.

Part 2: Why Did They Do That?

Mia jumps up and down by the door with her dog, Pip. Pupils tick why and guess where they are going.

Part 3: Finding Word Clues

Leo rubs his arms and his teeth go ch-ch-ch. Pupils choose very hot or very cold and copy a phrase that proves it.

How teachers use it

Modelled reading

Read Sam's story aloud and think out loud about the tear on his book. Then let pupils try Mia and Leo alone.

Drama warm-up

Ask pupils to act out Leo's cold shiver before they read Part 3. They often find the clue phrase faster.

Evidence check

Use question 8 as a quick check at the end of the week. It shows who can point to the words that prove an answer.

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