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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: "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
2.A text says: "The final conversion took a single weekend and about four thousand men." What can you infer?
  • A.The work had been carefully planned
  • B.The conversion happened by accident
  • C.Nobody worked on the railway
3.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
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: "Where firms did re-equip, they survived longer." What does this suggest?
  • A.New machines made mills close sooner
  • B.Every mill bought new machines
  • C.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
6.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 applied only to coffee
  • C.It was too low to matter
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  2. 2.The work had been carefully planned
  3. 3.Railways saw canals as competition
  4. 4.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  5. 5.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  6. 6.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  7. 7.Both had to be brought from abroad
  8. 8.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply

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