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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.Coffee houses were kept silent
  • C.Newspapers were banned there
2.A text says: "A mill closing often took a town's only employer." What can you infer?
  • A.Mill towns had many large employers
  • B.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  • C.Closures helped the local stores
3.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.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  • C.Horses preferred pulling carts
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 may find walking and talking at once harder
  • B.A toddler cannot talk at all
  • C.Adults find walking difficult
5.A text says: "People doing two tasks alternately take substantially longer." What can you infer?
  • A.People enjoy doing two tasks
  • B.Switching between tasks wastes time
  • C.Experiments about tasks are unreliable
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: "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

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

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  1. 1.Coffee houses were places to share news and ideas
  2. 2.Mill towns were hit very hard by closures
  3. 3.Canals moved heavy goods far more cheaply
  4. 4.A toddler may find walking and talking at once harder
  5. 5.Switching between tasks wastes time
  6. 6.Something in their work was protecting them
  7. 7.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  8. 8.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask

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