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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: "A mill closing often took a town's only employer." What can you infer?
  • A.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  • B.Mill towns had many large employers
  • C.Closures helped the local stores
2.A text says: "A canal boat carried thirty tons behind one horse, where a cart carried two." What can you infer?
  • A.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  • B.Horses preferred pulling carts
  • C.Carts could travel on water
3.A text says teenagers' body clocks shift later and "school start times mostly ignore it." What can you infer?
  • A.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  • B.Teenagers prefer early starts
  • C.Body clocks never change
4.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
5.A text says: "Milkmaids were known not to catch smallpox." What did Jenner infer?
  • A.Smallpox only affected cattle
  • B.Something in their work was protecting them
  • C.Milk cures every disease
6.A text says: "Self-reported sleep is unreliable." What can you infer about sleep research?
  • A.Everyone needs exactly eight hours
  • B.People always remember their sleep correctly
  • C.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
7.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
8.A text says: "By the 1770s most tea drunk in Britain had been smuggled." What can you infer about the tax?
  • A.It applied only to coffee
  • B.It was too low to matter
  • C.It was too high for most buyers to pay

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

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  1. 1.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  2. 2.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  3. 3.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  4. 4.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  5. 5.Something in their work was protecting them
  6. 6.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  7. 7.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  8. 8.It was too high for most buyers to pay

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