Text Evidence Pre-Test

To quote from text to help support or prove a point

• credible sources

• cite

• source

• plagiarism

What is an inference?

•  An inference is something that you think is true based on information that you have.
• An inference is directly written in the text

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

• True
• False

to examine in detail when interpreting and explaining something

• support

• infer

• analyze

• cite

to provide accurate evidence in order to prove your thoughts or beliefs

• support

• infer

• analyze

• cite

conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

• support

• infer

• analyze

• cite

answer; response; inference

• claim

• text

• evidence

the available body of facts or information used to prove a claim

• claim

• text

• evidence

written or printed work

• claim

• text

• evidence

to quote text as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in scholarly work

• support

• infer

• analyze

• cite