Text Evidence and Inferences

The best recipes for clam chowder all include onions and a bay leaf. The onions add a sharpness and zest to the blandness of the clams, and also help remove their slimy texture. The bay leaf complements the onion’s strong flavor.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

• onions were once thought to be poisonous.

• bay leaves are essential in many soups.

• clam chowder is very nutritious

• onions and bay leaves go well with clams.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, the psychological insights he portrays in both male and female characters are amazing even today.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

• Shakespeare’s characters are more interesting than fictional characters today

• people today are interested in Shakespeare’s work because of the characters

• academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare’s work.

• New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Critical reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down your reading and, with pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark up the text with your reactions, conclusions, and questions. When you read, become an active participant.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

• critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process.

• the best critical reading happens at critical times in a person’s life.

• readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read.

• critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why is it important to cite your evidence?

• Let's the reader know you are giving accurate information.

• So you don't plagiarize.

• Both answers are correct.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Make an inference based off of this sentence.

The skies were gray today just like her mood everyday.

• She is a sad person

• She enjoys nature

• She doesn't like rain

• She is a happy person.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Winter was approaching, and we still could not afford to pay our electric bill. The days were getting shorter and colder. I had no choice but to look for a part time job to help Mom and Dad.

The author uses "The days were getting shorter and colder" to create a feeling of

• happiness

• relief

• sadness

• discouragement

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4