Practicing RACE with SAR questions

What part of RACE is missing from the answer below?

Question: Who is more responsible for the murder?

Answer: The person more responsible for the murder is Mary. Mary is more responsible for Patrick's murder because in the text it states, "All right, she told herself. So I've killed him."

• Restating the question

• Answering the question

• Citing text evidence

• Explaining the evidence

Fill in the blank with the correct term:

Restate the __________,

Answer the question,

Cite Text evidence,

Explain the evidence

Q. What parts of RACE are missing from the answer below?

Question: Who is more responsible for the murder?

Answer: In the text it states, "Her first instinct was not to believe any of it, to reject it all." Mary is in such disbelief, that she is willing to deny that nothing even happened, showing that she is not in her right mind.

• Restate the Question

• Answer the Question

• Cite text evidence

• Explain the evidence

Fill in the blank with the correct term:

Restate the question

Answer the question

Cite text ________

Explain the evidence

What parts of RACE are missing from the answer below?

Question: In paragraphs 10-23, how do Mary and her husband act differently toward each other?

Answer: In paragraphs 10-23, Mary and her husband act differently toward each other by Patrick rejecting Mary's help.

• Restate the question

• Answer the question

• Cite text evidence

• Explain the evidence

What part of RACE is missing from the answer below?

Question: Who is more responsible for the murder?

Answer: Mary. The text also states, "she couldn't feel anything at all...Everything was automatic now." This proves further that Mary is responsible because her actions are 'automatic' showing that she did nothing to remove herself from a toxic situation.

• Restate the question

• Answer the question

• Cite text evidence

• Explain the evidence

How would you restate the following question?

Why might Mary have found it difficult to remove herself from the cruelty of her husband?

• She should have removed herself from her cruel husband.

• Mary might have found it difficult to remove herself from the cruelty of her husband because...

• Her husband was controlling, and she didn't think she had enough control to leave.

• Her cruel husband prevented her from leaving.

In the space provided, type the RESTATEMENT of the following question:

How was Patrick responsible for his own murder?

What is missing from the answer below?

Question: Who is more responsible for the murder?

Answer: Mary is more responsible for Patrick's murder because she is unable to control her emotions. According to the text, she said, "Alright...So I've killed him."

• Restate the question

• Answer the question

• Cite text evidence

• Explain the evidence

Does the following quote help to support a belief that Patrick was more responsible for his own murder than his wife who actually killed him:

"Her eyes waited on him for an answer, a smile, a little nod, but he made no sign."

• Yes

• No

• It depends on the explanation