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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: "Canal companies were bought by railway companies, sometimes in order to close them." What can you infer?
  • A.Canals earned more than railways
  • B.Railways saw canals as competition
  • C.Railway owners wanted more boats
2.A text says: "Neither plant grows in Britain." What can you infer about tea and coffee?
  • A.Both had to be brought from abroad
  • B.Both grew in London gardens
  • C.Both were banned in Britain
3.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
4.A text says: "Walking and talking works because walking is automatic for an adult." What can you infer about a toddler?
  • A.A toddler cannot talk at all
  • B.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  • C.Adults find walking difficult
5.A text says: "A mill closing often took a town's only employer." What can you infer?
  • A.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  • B.Closures helped the local stores
  • C.Mill towns had many large employers
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.Carts could travel on water
  • C.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
7.A text says: "By the 1770s most tea drunk in Britain had been smuggled." What can you infer about the tax?
  • A.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  • B.It was too low to matter
  • C.It applied only to coffee
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

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Railways saw canals as competition
  2. 2.Both had to be brought from abroad
  3. 3.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  4. 4.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  5. 5.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  6. 6.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  7. 7.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  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.