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Year 4 · English

Draw Inferences About Texts

Year 4 learners practise making inferences from a story.

The activities include Use Clues From a Text to Make Inferences, Infer Emotions From a Photo, Make Inferences from Photos and Short Pieces of Text, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, worksheet, video, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Use Clues From a Text to Make Inferences
  • Infer Emotions From a Photo
  • Make Inferences from Photos and Short Pieces of Text
  • Make Simple Inferences from a Photo
  • Practise Using Inference Skills in a Story
  • Read and Understand the 'Myth of Finn McCool'
  • Read the Myth of Finn McCool
  • Show Understanding of the Myth of Finn McCool
  • Use Inference Skills in a Story

Checked learning resources

  • Oak: 'A Christmas Carol' narrative writing and reading

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS2 narrative reading and writing unit useful for character, setting, vocabulary, inference and comprehension work.

  • Oak: 'The Borrowers' narrative writing and reading

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 narrative unit for character, setting, dialogue, inference and descriptive writing.

  • Finn McCool Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Finn McCool reading text and differentiated comprehension questions ask pupils to retrieve details, infer characters’ motives and explain what happens in the Irish myth.

  • The Legend of Finn McCool PowerPoint

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    Illustrated KS2 teaching presentation retells the legend of Finn McCool, supporting understanding of its characters, sequence, motives and likely next events.

  • Year 4 Comprehension Skills Lesson 2: Inference Video Lesson

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Year 4 streamed video lesson teaching inference as a comprehension skill; instructions and required resources are explained in the video, which can be paused and replayed.

  • Year 4 Reading Skills Bumper Resource Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 4 reading comprehension teaching and practice pack covering fluency, decoding, vocabulary, sentence structure, retrieval, reasoning, inference, memory and attention, with varied curriculum-linked texts.

  • School Inference Photo Cards

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Photo-card practice developing inference through visual clues and discussion prompts; Twinkl identifies the set for use with KS2 English.

  • What is inference? - BBC Bitesize

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Inference is when you read between the lines and look for clues in a story. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide. KS2 English topic: Comprehension.