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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: "Canal companies were bought by railway companies, sometimes in order to close them." What can you infer?
  • A.Canals earned more than railways
  • B.Railway owners wanted more boats
  • C.Railways saw canals as competition
2.A text says: "Neither plant grows in Britain." What can you infer about tea and coffee?
  • A.Both had to be brought from abroad
  • B.Both were banned in Britain
  • C.Both grew in London gardens
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 high for most buyers to pay
  • B.It applied only to coffee
  • C.It was too low to matter
4.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
5.A text says: "The river now is narrower, deeper and faster than the one that froze." What can you infer?
  • A.The river froze more often after 1831
  • B.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  • C.London winters are now tropical
6.A text says: "Self-reported sleep is unreliable." What can you infer about sleep research?
  • A.Researchers need to measure sleep rather than just ask
  • B.People always remember their sleep correctly
  • C.Everyone needs exactly eight hours
7.A text says: "Where firms did re-equip, they survived longer." What does this suggest?
  • A.New machines made mills close sooner
  • B.Low wages abroad were not the only cause of closures
  • C.Every mill bought new machines
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 may find walking and talking at once harder
  • B.Adults find walking difficult
  • C.A toddler cannot talk at all

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Answer key — Infer from the Evidence

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  1. 1.Railways saw canals as competition
  2. 2.Both had to be brought from abroad
  3. 3.It was too high for most buyers to pay
  4. 4.Many teenagers may be tired in early lessons
  5. 5.Changes to the river made freezing less likely
  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.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.