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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.

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Draw Inferences

RI.4.1

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1.A text says: "The castle walls were four meters thick, with only narrow slits for windows." What can you infer?
  • A.The castle was full of daylight.
  • B.The castle was built to be defended.
  • C.The castle was built for comfort.
2.A text says: "The school library has a waiting list for every book in the dragon series." What can you infer?
  • A.Nobody reads the dragon books.
  • B.The library has too many copies.
  • C.The dragon books are very popular.
3.A text says: "A cactus stores water in its thick stem and has spines instead of leaves." What can you infer?
  • A.A cactus is built to save water.
  • B.A cactus needs a lot of rain.
  • C.A cactus grows best in ponds.
4.A text says: "After the third week at sea, the crew was given one cup of water a day." What can you infer?
  • A.Their water was running low.
  • B.They had more water than they needed.
  • C.The crew did not like water.
5.A text says: "The museum moved the painting into a dim room and limited visits to ten minutes." What can you infer?
  • A.Light and crowds could damage the painting.
  • B.The painting is not worth seeing.
  • C.The museum wants more people to see it.
6.A text says: "Sales of umbrellas in the town tripled in April." What can you infer?
  • A.April was the driest month.
  • B.Nobody in the town owns an umbrella.
  • C.April was a rainy month in the town.
7.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.
8.A text says: "Before the bridge opened in 1932, crossing the bay took two hours by ferry." What can you infer?
  • A.The bridge made the crossing faster.
  • B.The ferry was faster than the bridge.
  • C.Nobody crossed the bay before 1932.

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Answer key — Draw Inferences

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The castle was built to be defended.
  2. 2.The dragon books are very popular.
  3. 3.A cactus is built to save water.
  4. 4.Their water was running low.
  5. 5.Light and crowds could damage the painting.
  6. 6.April was a rainy month in the town.
  7. 7.People in the town used it to tell the time.
  8. 8.The bridge made the crossing faster.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.