Non-fiction

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Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

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It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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How does a person make an inference? Options: Makes a guess and hopes for the best., Looks for the answer directly in the text then makes a guess., Asks the teacher for help., Makes a guess based on what the text says + his own experiences.

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Makes a guess based on what the text says + his own experiences.

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Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness.
Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

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Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.

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What can you infer about Macey?
Options: Macey is mad at her mother, Macey does not want glasses, Macey is very excited about getting glasses, Macey has trouble making decisions.

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Macey has trouble making decisions.

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The sun climbed in the sky, and the day got hotter. Just as Karina turned on a small portable fan to cool herself, someone began yelling in the water. Karina immediately jumped off her chair and ran toward the shore. She soon realized the person was yelling “shark.” She froze. She had never experienced a shark sighting before but knew that she should get everyone out of the water. She began to pull people out of the water and assisted young children who couldn’t move quickly enough.
Based on the passage, what do we know about Katrina's experience as a lifeguard?

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She is afraid but knows what action to take.

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What line in the text tells you that Max is upset it is raining?

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Dropping his kite from his hand, Max broke out into a full sob

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Which of the following choices is evidence that the setting is a library?
Options: He held his head down low., Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap, Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. , The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.

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The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.

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Ch'in Shih Huang Ti built the Great Wall to...

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protect his empire.

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What can you infer from the story about the Great Wall of China?

• Ch'in Shih Huang ti was nice.
• The Great Wall is an important historical structure.
• China has no sand dunes.
• Mongols lived south of Ch'in Shih Huang Ti's empire.

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The Great Wall is an important historical structure.

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How did Eliza feel when she heard hockey fans yelling nasty comments at the Fighting Sioux hockey team?

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angry