Free inference worksheets for CogAT practice

CogAT · Inference · Grades 3–8

An inference item gives a short setup and asks for the most likely explanation, or what most likely happened. More than one choice can be possible. The task is to pick the one the situation best supports. QuizPrint includes these in the CogAT verbal practice set from Grade 3 through Grade 8. They are reasoning-bank questions grouped with verbal practice, not a claim that a published form uses this exact label. The sample is Grade 6. QuizPrint is not affiliated with Riverside Insights, and these worksheets are not official CogAT questions.

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Sample questions

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  1. 1.

    What is the most likely explanation?

    Flour dusted the counter, and a bowl of dough sat under a cloth. The recipe card was open to bread.

    • ASomeone was washing the car.
    • BSomeone was painting the kitchen.
    • CSomeone was building a birdhouse.
    • DSomeone was baking bread.
  2. 2.

    What is the most likely explanation?

    The library lights were still on. An open notebook and a pencil sat on the table, and a backpack was on the chair.

    • AThe table was being used as a stage.
    • BThe library had been closed all week.
    • CSomeone had been studying and stepped away.
    • DA storm had blown the notebook inside.
  3. 3.

    Tara finished before Omar. Nina finished after Omar but before Priya. Who finished last?

    • APriya
    • BOmar
    • CTara
    • DNina
  4. 4.

    Tara was born after Jack but before Grace. Who is the oldest?

    • ATara
    • BJack
    • CThere is not enough information
    • DGrace
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Common questions

How is inference different from logical selection?
Logical selection asks what must be true. Inference asks for the most likely explanation when more than one story could fit.
Which grades can open this worksheet?
Grades 3 through 8. The main sample is Grade 6.

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