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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: "By the 1770s most tea drunk in Britain had been smuggled." What can you infer about the tax?
  • A.It was too low to matter
  • B.It applied only to coffee
  • C.It was too high for most buyers to pay
2.A text says: "Neither plant grows in Britain." What can you infer about tea and coffee?
  • A.Both grew in London gardens
  • B.Both were banned in Britain
  • C.Both had to be brought from abroad
3.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
4.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
5.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.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  • C.London winters are now tropical
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 teenagers' body clocks shift later and "school start times mostly ignore it." What can you infer?
  • A.Body clocks never change
  • B.Teenagers prefer early starts
  • C.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
8.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.Coffee houses were kept silent
  • C.Newspapers were banned there

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

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  1. 1.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  2. 2.Both had to be brought from abroad
  3. 3.Something in their work was protecting them
  4. 4.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  5. 5.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  6. 6.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  7. 7.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  8. 8.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas

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