Claims and Evidence Quiz

What is evidence?

• Things the author made up

• fiction stories the author once heard

• proof the author gives to support their claim

• the weather report

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What might be proof the author give sto support this claim? "Dogs are good pets."

• Dogs are a lot of work and make big messes.

• Dogs cheer you up when you come in from a hard day.

• Dogs are okay, but cats are beter than dogs.

• Dogs bark too much.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What might be proof the author give sto support this claim? "Electricity is useful."

• Lightning can be dangerous.

• Electricity can cause fires.

• My mom says I'm on my device way too much.

• Electricity powers lights that help us see in the dark.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "Chicago is the best city in the world."

• Chicago is a great city for sports fans because we have the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, Blackhawks, and more.

• Chicago gets really cold an I hate to be cold.

• Chicago is muddy in the spring.

• Chicago has terrible traffic all the time.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "Traveling in a car is great."

• You can see all of the sights as you drive by.

• Airplanes are faster than cars.

• I once traveled in a train.

• My parents have a car.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What might be proof to support this claim? "Being a kid is the best."

• Kids get homework that take way too long.

• Kids have to go to bed when their parents say so.

• Kids get to play and hang out with their friends way more than adults do.

• Kids get grounded.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What might be the proof to support this claim? "Animals have adaptations to help them survive."

• Animals are cute and fluffy.

• Horses can take people long distances.

• Plants need the sun to grow.

• Some rabbits' fur turn white in the winter to protect them from predators.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "When lava flows, it destroys homes and can hurt people and animals."

• Volcanoes are dangerous.

• Earthquakes shake the ground.

• There are volcanoes in Hawaii.

• Lava is melted rock.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "Ice cream cools you off on a hot summer day."

• Dessert is the best part of a meal.

• Ice cream is the best dessert of the summer.

• I got ice cream from the ice cream truck.

• Chocolate is the best flavor.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a claim?

• a story

• a point the author is trying to prove with evidence

• a fact that is always true

• a lie

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1B