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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: "Where firms did re-equip, they survived longer." What does this suggest?
  • A.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  • B.New machines made mills close sooner
  • C.Every mill bought new machines
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.Teenagers prefer early starts
  • B.Body clocks never change
  • C.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
4.A text says: "People doing two tasks alternately take substantially longer." What can you infer?
  • A.Experiments about tasks are unreliable
  • B.Switching between tasks wastes time
  • C.People enjoy doing two tasks
5.A text says: "Self-reported sleep is unreliable." What can you infer about sleep research?
  • A.People always remember their sleep correctly
  • B.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  • C.Everyone needs exactly eight hours
6.A text says: "Milkmaids were known not to catch smallpox." What did Jenner infer?
  • A.Something in their work was protecting them
  • B.Milk cures every disease
  • C.Smallpox only affected cattle
7.A text says: "The river now is narrower, deeper and faster than the one that froze." What can you infer?
  • A.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  • B.London winters are now tropical
  • C.The river froze more often after 1831
8.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

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

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  1. 1.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  2. 2.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  3. 3.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  4. 4.Switching between tasks wastes time
  5. 5.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  6. 6.Something in their work was protecting them
  7. 7.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  8. 8.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures

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