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Year 3 English · Making inferences

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. In 'Muddy Prints', what made the 'thump, thump, thump' sound?
- ☐ (a) Lily's feet
- ☐ (b) the dog's tail
- ☐ (c) the back door
2. How do you think the dog felt when Lily lifted the tablecloth?
- ☐ (a) happy to see her
- ☐ (b) very angry
- ☐ (c) scared of the dark
3. How might Dad feel when he sees his glove?
- ☐ (a) proud
- ☐ (b) cross
- ☐ (c) sleepy
4. Which clue tells us the dog came in from outside?
- ☐ (a) The prints led from the back door.
- ☐ (b) Lily came home from school.
- ☐ (c) The dog had brown eyes.
5. Which of these is an inference, not something the story says directly?
- ☐ (a) Lily lifted the tablecloth.
- ☐ (b) The dog was hiding.
- ☐ (c) The glove was chewed.
6. What animal was under the table? Type one word.
7. What did the dog chew? Type one word.
8. Where did Lily find the dog? Under the ____. Type one word.

Answer sheet

1. the dog's tail — The tail 'wagged against the floor', which made the thumping sound.
2. happy to see her — The wagging tail is a clue that the dog was happy.
3. cross — The glove is chewed and soggy, so Dad is likely to be cross or annoyed.
4. The prints led from the back door. — The prints started at the back door, which leads outside.
5. The dog was hiding. — The story never uses the word 'hiding', but we can work it out because the dog was under the table.
6. dog — Paw prints, a wagging tail and a chewed glove tell us it was a dog.
7. glove — 'Next to the tail was one of Dad's gardening gloves, chewed and soggy.'
8. table — The prints went under the table and Lily lifted the tablecloth to look.