Year 2 Reading Inference – 40 Challenge Cards

Build Year 2 reading inference skills with these 40 ready-to-use challenge cards, designed to help pupils find clues, understand feelings and work out information that is not directly stated.

Perfect for Year 2 (ages 6–7), this structured KS1 English resource develops reading comprehension, reasoning and evidence-based thinking through short, accessible texts.

What’s Included?

• 40 reading inference challenges with short texts and focused questions
• Four progressive sections:
  • Finding Simple Clues – 10 tasks
  • Feelings & Intentions – 10 tasks
  • What Can We Work Out? – 10 tasks
  • Combining Clues – 10 tasks
• Complete answer guidance with possible answers and supporting text clues
• Teacher guide with flexible classroom use suggestions
• 56-slide editable PowerPoint (4:3) for classroom display
• 56-page printable landscape PDF

Perfect For

Year 2 guided reading, KS1 English lessons, reading comprehension, morning starters, small-group intervention, independent practice and early finishers.

Each activity encourages children to explain their answers using evidence from the text. Alternative reasonable inferences can be discussed when supported by clues.

Files: Editable PowerPoint (.pptx) and printable PDF (.pdf).

Year 2 | KS1 | Ages 6–7