Draw Inferences is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on inferring what a stated fact implies but does not say, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.A text says: "After the wolves returned, the elk no longer grazed on the open riverbanks." What can you infer?
A.The wolves and the elk shared the grass.
B.The elk were keeping away from the wolves.
C.The elk had run out of food everywhere.
2.A text says: "The museum moved the painting into a dim room and limited visits to ten minutes." What can you infer?
A.The painting is not worth seeing.
B.Light and crowds could damage the painting.
C.The museum wants more people to see it.
3.A text says: "Penguin chicks huddle in the middle of the group while adults take turns on the windy edge." What can you infer?
A.Huddling helps the chicks keep warm.
B.The chicks are bigger than the adults.
C.Penguins prefer to be alone.
4.A text says: "Hummingbirds visit hundreds of flowers a day and feed almost all the time." What can you infer?
A.Hummingbirds use up a lot of energy.
B.Hummingbirds stay away from flowers.
C.Hummingbirds eat once a week.
5.A text says: "Sales of umbrellas in the town tripled in April." What can you infer?
A.April was a rainy month in the town.
B.April was the driest month.
C.Nobody in the town owns an umbrella.
6.A text says: "The clock tower was built so that it could be seen from every street in the town." What can you infer?
A.Nobody in the town needed the time.
B.The tower was meant to be hidden.
C.People in the town used it to tell the time.
7.A text says: "Camels can go a week without drinking and can close their nostrils in sandstorms." What can you infer?
A.Camels are suited to life in the desert.
B.Camels live in rainforests.
C.Camels drink more than other animals.
8.A text says: "Canal workers were paid extra for every week they stayed on through the winter." What can you infer?
A.The workers were not paid at all.
B.It was hard to keep workers on the canal in winter.
C.Winter was the easiest season to work.
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Answer key — Draw Inferences
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The elk were keeping away from the wolves.
2.Light and crowds could damage the painting.
3.Huddling helps the chicks keep warm.
4.Hummingbirds use up a lot of energy.
5.April was a rainy month in the town.
6.People in the town used it to tell the time.
7.Camels are suited to life in the desert.
8.It was hard to keep workers on the canal in winter.
Questions about Draw Inferences
What does the Draw Inferences worksheet cover?
It practices inferring what a stated fact implies but does not say — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core RI.4.1: Support what the text states and what it implies with examples from it. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Draw Inferences practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1 — RI.4.1, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Draw Inferences is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on RI.4.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Draw Inferences come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Draw Inferences can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Draw Inferences free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Draw Inferences, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RI.4.1
Support what the text states and what it implies with examples from it.