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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.Railway owners wanted more boats
  • C.Railways saw canals as competition
2.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.Horses preferred pulling carts
  • C.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
3.A text says: "The final conversion took a single weekend and about four thousand men." What can you infer?
  • A.The conversion happened by accident
  • B.The work had been carefully planned
  • C.Nobody worked on the railway
4.A text says: "The coffee house became somewhere to read newspapers and argue." What can you infer?
  • A.Newspapers were banned there
  • B.Coffee houses were kept silent
  • C.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
5.A text says teenagers' body clocks shift later and "school start times mostly ignore it." What can you infer?
  • A.Body clocks never change
  • B.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  • C.Teenagers prefer early starts
6.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
7.A text says: "Neither plant grows in Britain." What can you infer about tea and coffee?
  • A.Both grew in London gardens
  • B.Both had to be brought from abroad
  • C.Both were banned in Britain
8.A text says: "Milkmaids were known not to catch smallpox." What did Jenner infer?
  • A.Milk cures every disease
  • B.Smallpox only affected cattle
  • C.Something in their work was protecting them

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Railways saw canals as competition
  2. 2.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  3. 3.The work had been carefully planned
  4. 4.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  5. 5.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  6. 6.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  7. 7.Both had to be brought from abroad
  8. 8.Something in their work was protecting them

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