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Infer from the Evidence is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing the conclusion a quoted piece of evidence supports, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Infer from the Evidence

RI.5.1

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1.A text says: "The river now is narrower, deeper and faster than the one that froze." What can you infer?
  • A.The river froze more often after 1831
  • B.London winters are now tropical
  • C.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
2.A text says teenagers' body clocks shift later and "school start times mostly ignore it." What can you infer?
  • A.Teenagers prefer early starts
  • B.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  • C.Body clocks never change
3.A text says: "By the 1770s most tea drunk in Britain had been smuggled." What can you infer about the tax?
  • A.It applied only to coffee
  • B.It was too low to matter
  • C.It was too high for most buyers to pay
4.A text says: "Canal companies were bought by railway companies, sometimes in order to close them." What can you infer?
  • A.Canals earned more than railways
  • B.Railway owners wanted more boats
  • C.Railways saw canals as competition
5.A text says: "A mill closing often took a town's only employer." What can you infer?
  • A.Mill towns had many large employers
  • B.Closures helped the local stores
  • C.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
6.A text says: "A canal boat carried thirty tons behind one horse, where a cart carried two." What can you infer?
  • A.Horses preferred pulling carts
  • B.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  • C.Carts could travel on water
7.A text says: "Self-reported sleep is unreliable." What can you infer about sleep research?
  • A.Everyone needs exactly eight hours
  • B.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  • C.People always remember their sleep correctly
8.A text says: "People doing two tasks alternately take substantially longer." What can you infer?
  • A.Switching between tasks wastes time
  • B.People enjoy doing two tasks
  • C.Experiments about tasks are unreliable

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

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  1. 1.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  2. 2.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  3. 3.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  4. 4.Railways saw canals as competition
  5. 5.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  6. 6.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  7. 7.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  8. 8.Switching between tasks wastes time

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.