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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 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
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.A text says: "The coffee house became somewhere to read newspapers and argue." What can you infer?
  • A.Coffee houses were kept silent
  • B.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  • C.Newspapers were banned there
6.A text says: "Canal companies were bought by railway companies, sometimes in order to close them." What can you infer?
  • A.Railways saw canals as competition
  • B.Railway owners wanted more boats
  • C.Canals earned more than railways
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: "The final conversion took a single weekend and about four thousand men." What can you infer?
  • A.The work had been carefully planned
  • B.Nobody worked on the railway
  • C.The conversion happened by accident

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  2. 2.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  3. 3.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  4. 4.Both had to be brought from abroad
  5. 5.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  6. 6.Railways saw canals as competition
  7. 7.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  8. 8.The work had been carefully planned

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