Target 1 and 8 Key Details Tools for Teachers Lesson & practice

Open Ended

How do the words 'key,' and 'relevant' help you when you are trying to find important details in a text?

Open Ended

Why is the word "best" important when deciding which details support an inference or conclusion?

Multiple Choice

What analogy is used to explain the importance of key details in supporting an answer?

• A bridge supporting a road

• A tree supporting branches

• A building with strong walls

• A car with four wheels

Hotspot

Click on the part of the question that shows the claim that you are being asked to find evidence for.

Multiple Choice

Which evidence best supports the conclusion that climate change can cause a loss of human lives?

• It can affect crops, farm animals, wild plants and animals, and human health.

• [People can] drown in floodwaters or get injured by falling trees and other debris during severe thunderstorms.

• A drought can hurt crops and lead to food shortages and malnutrition (not getting enough vitamins and minerals).

• [It] may lead to more disease outbreaks in new places.

Open Ended

Since all of the key detail choices show ways in which climate change could cause the death of humans, what makes the correct answer choice ([People can] drown in floodwaters or get injured by falling trees and other debris during severe thunderstorms.) the BEST answer.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is most closely related to making a guess based on evidence from a text?

• Key

• Inference

• Support

• Conclusion

Open Ended

How do the words 'key', 'relevant', 'support', 'inference', and 'conclusion' help you find important details in a text?

​One More Practice

​Read this text excerpt:

“How big is a gorilla?” Nyota asked her father as they made their way up the mountain, stepping carefully as the path narrowed and became tangled with undergrowth.
 
“The largest male is no taller than a man like me, but his chest and arms are so big and strong, he can weigh four hundred pounds,” Mutimura said. “The females might be half that size, but they would still weigh twice as much as you.”
 
“That’s big!” Nyota said.
 
The path came to an end, and they were surrounded by towering trees and thick underbrush. Ferns and vines merged together, almost concealing the sky. Mutimura cleared a path for walking.
 
Now it was late morning, and the damp air was full of birds singing and insects buzzing. Mutimura waded across pools of running water, carrying Nyota on his back.
“Papa, I want to help track the gorillas,” Nyota said. “What should I look for?”
 
Mutimura stopped short. “This,” he said, pointing to an evergreen tree with bent and broken branches dangling close to the ground. “This is what we are looking for. A group of gorillas slept up in this tree last night.”

Hotspot

Click on the part of the question that shows the claim you are being asked to find evidence for.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the text best supports the inference that a knowledgeable guide is needed to find gorillas in the forest?

• “ ‘The females might be half that size, but they would still weigh twice as much as you.’ ”

• “Mutimura cleared a path for walking.”

• “Now it was late morning, and the damp air was full of birds singing and insects buzzing.”

• “ ‘This,’ he said, pointing to an evergreen tree with bent and broken branches dangling close to the ground.”

Open Ended

Why was the red answer choice: "'This,' he said, pointing to an evergreen tree with bent and broken branches dangling close to the ground." the best answer choice?