Analyzing Details for Relevance and Accuracy

Which sentence is not relevant in the following paragraph?

(a)I never know what to do with my hands when I am giving a talk. (b)For instance, when I am making an oral report in history class, I have trouble with my hands. (c)Sometimes I put them behind me. (d)At other times I hide them in my pockets. (e)A good speaker does not pause very much while he is speaking. (f)Often I clasp my hands in front of me to keep them from shaking while I am speaking.

• b

• c

• d

• e

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence is a stereotype in the following paragraph?

(a)Diamonds are the most valuable of the precious stones. (b)They were first discovered in India, probably around 500 B.C. (c)For a long time India was the only source of diamonds. (d)Later large diamond fields were discovered in Africa. (e)Only rich people own diamonds. (f)The largest and most perfect diamonds are so valuable that they are priceless. (g)Most of these stones are now held by museums and governments.

• a

• g

• e

• f

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How could you determine if the information in this paragraph is accurate? Choose all correct answers.

(a)Diamonds are the most valuable of the precious stones. (b)They were first discovered in India, probably around 500 B.C. (c)For a long time India was the only source of diamonds. (d)Later large diamond fields were discovered in Africa. (e)Many rubies and other precious stones come from Burma. (f)The largest and most perfect diamonds are so valuable that they are priceless. (g)Most of these stones are now held by museums and governments.

• Reread the paragraph.

• Read a book on the history of diamonds.

• Watch "Diamonds: A History " from CBS News.

• Check an internet site by the American Gem Society.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Why is sentence "f" not relevant?

(a)Many of the vegetables we buy when we go to the supermarket are "naturalized Americans." (b)Originally they came from faraway places. (c)Tomatoes and the so-called Irish potatoes came from South America. (d)Cucumbers and eggplant originated in India. (e)Radishes came from China. (f)No one knows where apples and pears were first found, but scientists believe peaches came from China. (g)Peas, carrots, lettuce, and parsnips are also from Asia.

• Apples and pears may have come from America after all.

• Apples and pears are fruits, and the topic of the paragraph is vegetables.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence states the main idea of the paragraph?

(a)Japan consists of a group of four large islands and hundreds of small ones. (b)The largest and most important island is Honshu, on which the six chief cities are situated. (c)The island of Shikoku, south of Honshu, is one of the chief rice-growing regions. (d)Kyushu is the most southerly of the large islands. (e)North of Honshu is Hokkaido, which is more thinly populated than the other large islands. (f)Okinawa is the location of 75 percent of all United States military personnel stationed in Japan, even though it is not one of the four largest islands.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence is not relevant?

(a)Japan consists of a group of four large islands and hundreds of small ones. (b)The largest and most important island is Honshu, on which the six chief cities are situated. (c)The island of Shikoku, south of Honshu, is one of the chief rice-growing regions. (d)Kyushu is the most southerly of the large islands. (e)North of Honshu is Hokkaido, which is more thinly populated than the other large islands. (f)Okinawa is the location of 75 percent of all United States military personnel stationed in Japan, even though it is not one of the four largest islands.

• d

• f

• e

• a

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence is not relevant?

(a)The idea behind credit cards is that someone trusts us and believes that we will pay for something at a later date. (b)The use of credit in business is very old. (c)People have given other people credit for thousands of years in many different parts of the world. (d)The modern credit card, however, has been in use only since about 1950. (e)Many changes in business have taken place in recent years. (f)Now people use credit cards for food, lodging, goods and services of all kinds.

• c

• a

• d

• e

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence is not relevant?

(a)Most ants are hard workers. (b)They often work from six o'clock in the morning until ten o'clock at night. (c)Ants may live to be a year old, and some have been known to live six or seven years. (d)The tasks are divided among the ants so that each one has a certain amount of work to do. (e)We do not know how they decide what work each one should do.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence is not relevant?

(a)Dr. Alexander Fleming was studying bacteria. (b)In his laboratory he was growing a certain kind of harmful bacteria in small dishes. (c)One morning he came to work as usual. (d)It was a beautiful fall morning. (e)He looked at his dishes of bacteria and noticed something unusual. (f)In one dish there was a greenish-blue mold.

• f

• e

• d

• c

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: Candy is not a healthy treat.

• It tastes really good.
• Candy contains high amounts of sugar.
• You can find many artificial additives in candy.
• Eating too much candy can give you cavities. 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2