Inferential Questions Practice - Grade 7
This worksheet helps 7th-grade students practice answering inferential questions based on provided text passages, requiring them to use context clues and prior knowledge.
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Read the passages carefully and answer the inferential questions that follow. Remember, inferential questions require you to use clues from the text and your own background knowledge to figure out what the author implies but does not directly state.
Passage 1: The old house stood silent on the hill, its windows like vacant eyes staring out at the overgrown garden. A rusty swing set creaked faintly in the breeze, a lone reminder of laughter that once echoed there. Dust motes danced in the shafts of sunlight that pierced the grimy panes, illuminating forgotten toys scattered on the floor.
1. What can you infer about the current state of the old house?
2. What emotions might the author be trying to evoke in the reader by describing the 'rusty swing set' and 'forgotten toys'?
Passage 2: Maya clutched her backpack straps tighter as she stared at the notice board. The list of names for the lead role in the school play was posted. Her heart pounded in her chest, a drumbeat against her ribs. She scanned the list quickly, her eyes darting from name to name, until she reached the bottom. A small sigh escaped her lips.
3. What can you infer about Maya's feelings after she scanned the list?
She was excited because she got the lead role.
She was disappointed because she didn't get the role.
She was relieved she didn't have to perform.
She was angry at the casting director.
4. True or False: Maya's 'heart pounding' indicates she was calm and relaxed.
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False
Passage 3: The aroma of freshly baked bread wafted from Mrs. Henderson's kitchen, drawing neighborhood children like bees to a flower. Her garden, usually a riot of color, lay dormant under a blanket of white. A single, small snowman stood guard by her front door, its carrot nose slightly askew.
5. You can infer that the season described in the passage is .
6. Based on the passage, what kind of person do you infer Mrs. Henderson is?