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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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Circle the right answer.

1.A text says: "Walking and talking works because walking is automatic for an adult." What can you infer about a toddler?
  • A.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  • B.Adults find walking difficult
  • C.A toddler cannot talk at all
2.A text says: "Milkmaids were known not to catch smallpox." What did Jenner infer?
  • A.Something in their work was protecting them
  • B.Milk cures every disease
  • C.Smallpox only affected cattle
3.A text says: "Self-reported sleep is unreliable." What can you infer about sleep research?
  • A.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  • B.People always remember their sleep correctly
  • C.Everyone needs exactly eight hours
4.A text says: "The river now is narrower, deeper and faster than the one that froze." What can you infer?
  • A.London winters are now tropical
  • B.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  • C.The river froze more often after 1831
5.A text says: "Neither plant grows in Britain." What can you infer about tea and coffee?
  • A.Both were banned in Britain
  • B.Both had to be brought from abroad
  • C.Both grew in London gardens
6.A text says: "A canal boat carried thirty tons behind one horse, where a cart carried two." What can you infer?
  • A.Carts could travel on water
  • B.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  • C.Horses preferred pulling carts
7.A text says: "The coffee house became somewhere to read newspapers and argue." What can you infer?
  • A.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  • B.Newspapers were banned there
  • C.Coffee houses were kept silent
8.A text says: "The final conversion took a single weekend and about four thousand men." What can you infer?
  • A.Nobody worked on the railway
  • B.The conversion happened by accident
  • C.The work had been carefully planned

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  2. 2.Something in their work was protecting them
  3. 3.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  4. 4.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  5. 5.Both had to be brought from abroad
  6. 6.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  7. 7.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  8. 8.The work had been carefully planned

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