https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-2nd-reading-vocab/xfb4fc0bf01437792:cc-2nd-rural-suburban-urban/xfb4fc0bf01437792:rural-suburban-urban-reading-for-understanding-informational/v/making-inferences-in-informational-texts-reading-khan-academy 2026-03-10T05:10:33.830842699Z Making inferences in informational texts Inferences are conclusions we make based on clues in a piece of writing. They're more than guesses but not just observations. Become a reading detective by developing your ability to search for clues in the text and combine them with your own knowledge! Want to take notes on this video? Use this [Notes Organizer](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vt5uGrpM75qaKVotjdKPpu5hjjPDb5UgkZu8eqENhbs/copy)! video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/0b3c914d-fd78-41fc-b399-363693f6ab11_1280_720_base.png Making inferences in informational texts Inferences are conclusions we make based on clues in a piece of writing. They're more than guesses but not just observations. Become a reading detective by developing your ability to search for clues in the text and combine them with your own knowledge! Want to take notes on this video? Use this [Notes Organizer](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vt5uGrpM75qaKVotjdKPpu5hjjPDb5UgkZu8eqENhbs/copy)! https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/gUW2jit3uvo.mp4/gUW2jit3uvo.mp4 308 Making inferences https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:key-ideas-and-details-6/x8ddea1200317e822:making-inferences/a/inferences-in-texts 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Making and supporting inferences | Guided practice Learn how you can use your background knowledge and details from the text to make inferences and better understand what you read. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:key-ideas-and-details-6/x8ddea1200317e822:making-inferences/e/inferences 2026-04-10T20:00:46.173965578Z Inferences (informational texts) Practice making inferences and supporting them with text evidence Heather Meston exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-2nd-reading-vocab/xfb4fc0bf01437792:cc-2nd-fairy-tales-retold/xfb4fc0bf01437792:reading-for-understanding/v/making-inferences-in-literary-texts-reading 2025-12-08T18:40:52.655280662Z Making inferences in literary texts In the video, Sherlock Bones, legendary dog-tective, teaches David about making inferences. Inferences are more than just guesses. They are what we figure out by combining clues from the text with our own knowledge. Remember, inferences are possible conclusions, but not the only ones. Want to take notes on this video? Use this [Notes Organizer](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vt5uGrpM75qaKVotjdKPpu5hjjPDb5UgkZu8eqENhbs/copy)! video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/quASh1eNWPSWaI3xBgeWoKYl60FGPuDuSJz4vH-WywlgT8TT68wATKXSINfoDqFouKFowBCBW1chi3PoBwSE0kUo Making inferences in literary texts In the video, Sherlock Bones, legendary dog-tective, teaches David about making inferences. Inferences are more than just guesses. They are what we figure out by combining clues from the text with our own knowledge. Remember, inferences are possible conclusions, but not the only ones. Want to take notes on this video? Use this [Notes Organizer](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vt5uGrpM75qaKVotjdKPpu5hjjPDb5UgkZu8eqENhbs/copy)! https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/INFWXZ_tl4M.mp4/INFWXZ_tl4M.mp4 215 Making inferences https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:key-ideas-and-details-6/x8ddea1200317e822:making-inferences/e/inferences-literature 2026-04-10T20:10:36.32681891Z Inferences (literature) Practice making inferences in literary texts Heather M. Meston exercise