Grade 4 · Reading · Lesson 11

Make Inferences and Draw Conclusions

An inference is an educated guess based on clues in the text plus what you already know. Authors do not always say everything directly — good readers "read between the lines." A conclusion is a final judgment or logical outcome drawn from the evidence in the text.

What this lesson teaches

1Make inferences by combining text clues with prior knowledge
2Draw logical conclusions supported by evidence from the text
3Explain the difference between an inference and a direct statement

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