Infer from the Evidence is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on drawing a conclusion the text supports but does not state, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Infer from the Evidence
RI.5.1
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Can You Do Two Things at Once?
People say they multitask. Mostly they do not.
The brain can run two tasks together only if at least one is automatic. Walking and talking works because walking is automatic for an adult. Reading and listening to speech does not, because both need the same language system.
What feels like multitasking is usually rapid switching. Each switch costs time — a fraction of a second to disengage and re-engage — and the costs add up. In experiments, people doing two tasks alternately take substantially longer in total than doing them one after the other, and make more errors.
They also do not notice. Switching feels efficient because you are busy the whole time.
The practical conclusion is unpopular but consistent: for anything demanding, doing one thing at a time is faster.
1. Why does the author say the conclusion is "unpopular"?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Mill: The Local Paper, June 1980
Whately's Mill closed on Friday with the loss of 214 jobs, the largest single closure in the town since the war.
The mill had run since 1868. At its height it employed more than 600.
Mr Whately declined to say when he had known the closure was certain. The Chamber of Commerce has called for a public inquiry; the union has called the closure "predictable for two years".
The council says a retraining fund will open in September. Four other textile mills within twenty miles have closed since 1975.
Nobody the paper spoke to expected the site to be used for textiles again.
1. What can you infer from the last sentence?
LessonPrint · RI.5.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Infer from the Evidence
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Because people believe they multitask well and the evidence says otherwise.
2.1. That the industry, not just this mill, was considered finished locally.
Questions about Infer from the Evidence
What does the Infer from the Evidence worksheet cover?
It practises drawing a conclusion the text supports but does not state — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.1: Quote an information text exactly to support what you say about it. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Infer from the Evidence practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 — RI.5.1, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Infer from the Evidence is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Infer from the Evidence come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Infer from the Evidence can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Infer from the Evidence free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Infer from the Evidence, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RI.5.1
Quote an information text exactly to support what you say about it.