Text Evidence

Front

Which words help describe the setting?

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.

Options:

"A shouting of voices."

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"...cracked glass of the curtainless window..."

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"Michael woke up with a start."

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"...Toby was awake as well."

Back

"...cracked glass of the curtainless window..."

Front

What can you infer about Jacko's mood from the passage?

Back

grumpy

Front

With whom is Michael living?

Back

Jacko and Toby

Front

The words or sentences that come before and after a word that readers use to figure out the meaning of unknown words are called...

Back

Context Clues

Front

The written words in a story, article, or any type of writing is called...

Back

Text

Front

Proof of something is called...

Back

Evidence

Front

To tell where the evidence is located is to...

Back

Cite the Evidence

Front

Important detail for answering: "Is Kayla a good student?"

Back

Kayla enjoys reading, and does her work to her full potential.

Front

What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling??

• She lost her first game.
• Her head was hanging down.
• She walked down the street.

Back

Her head was hanging down.

Front

Who am I?

I had finally gotten used to being weightless. It became a comfortable feeling. I especially liked floating by the window to see Earth below.

Back

An astronaut