🖍️ Part 1: Understanding the Crayons' Feelings

1. Circle how Red Crayon feels when he says "It's break time!"

Happy and excited

Tired and overworked

Angry and upset

2. When Beige Crayon says "No one uses me, I just sit there," what can we infer about how Beige feels?

Proud and important

Sad and forgotten

Excited and ready

3. What does Yellow Crayon want when he argues with Orange about colouring the sun?

🔍 Part 2: Making Inferences Chart

4. Complete the inference chart for Purple Crayon. Fill in the blanks:

Clue from the story: Purple Crayon says "I'm tired of colouring inside the lines all the time!"

What I know: When people have to follow rules all the time, they feel _______________

My inference: Purple Crayon wants to _______________

5. Choose your own crayon from the story and make an inference:

My chosen crayon: _______________

Clue from the story:

What I know from my own experience:

My inference about this crayon:

🎨 Part 3: Understanding Character Motivations

6. Match each crayon with what they want. Draw lines to connect them:

Red Crayon

Beige Crayon

White Crayon

Green Crayon

To be noticed and used more

A rest from working so hard

To colour more than just frogs

To be seen on white paper

7. Check all the reasons why the crayons might have decided to quit:

They felt overworked

They wanted more variety in their jobs

They felt unappreciated

They were broken

They wanted to be heard

✏️ Part 4: Creative Response

8. Draw your favourite crayon from the story and show how they feel:

9. Write a sentence about how your chosen crayon feels and what they want, using clues from the story:

10. If you could write a note back to one of the crayons, what would you say to make them feel better?

Crayons Quit Inference Worksheet

Crayons Quit Inference Worksheet

🖍️ Part 1: Understanding the Crayons' Feelings

🔍 Part 2: Making Inferences Chart

🎨 Part 3: Understanding Character Motivations

✏️ Part 4: Creative Response

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