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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.Closures helped the local stores
  • C.Mill towns had many large employers
2.A text says: "Self-reported sleep is unreliable." What can you infer about sleep research?
  • A.People always remember their sleep correctly
  • B.Everyone needs exactly eight hours
  • C.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
3.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
4.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
5.A text says: "Where firms did re-equip, they survived longer." What does this suggest?
  • A.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  • B.Every mill bought new machines
  • C.New machines made mills close sooner
6.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
7.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 places to share news and ideas
  • C.Coffee houses were kept silent
8.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.Adults find walking difficult
  • C.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder

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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.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  3. 3.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  4. 4.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  5. 5.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  6. 6.Both had to be brought from abroad
  7. 7.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  8. 8.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder

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