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Year 7 · English

Use Inference And Evidence

Year 7 learners practise how to use inference in reading.

The activities include Answer Questions On 'The Lady of Shallot' by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Answer Questions on the Poem 'The Ballad of John Silver', Explore Characters in a Text Using Inference Skills, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Answer Questions On 'The Lady of Shallot' by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  • Answer Questions on the Poem 'The Ballad of John Silver'
  • Explore Characters in a Text Using Inference Skills
  • Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 3-8
  • Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 37-43
  • Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 44-50
  • Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 9-14
  • Practise Using Inference Skills to Find Meaning
  • Use Inference and Deduction to Identify Viewpoints
  • Use Inference Skills to Answer Questions About a Text
  • Use Inference Skills to Find Meaning

Checked learning resources

  • Who Is Inference Iggy? KS2 English Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    Year 7 transition video modelling how readers combine textual clues with prior knowledge to infer character, motive and meaning.

  • The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Poetry Foundation · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Exact full poem for answering comprehension and inference questions with textual evidence.

  • A Ballad of John Silver by John Masefield

    Wikisource · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Exact public-domain ballad text for inference about the speaker, pirate viewpoint, tone and language.

  • What is inference?

    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.

  • Improving Reading Skills with Inference Iggy Activity Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Structured inference practice requiring evidence-backed deductions about characters, actions and unstated meaning.

  • Holes by Louis Sachar: chapter comprehension questions

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions for Louis Sachar’s Holes, used for the exact reading range in Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 3-8.

  • Holes Chapter Chatter Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Discussion, retrieval and inference prompts for the relevant Holes chapters in Explore the Book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar Chapters 3-8.

  • Sherlock Holmes: short stories

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 English resource matched to how to use inference in reading.