Strong Textual Evidence Quiz

Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

• School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

• The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

• The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.

What type of relationship do Paul and Alice have?

• They are brother and sister

• They work together

• They are neighbors

• They are husband and wife

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.

Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

• He has tools

• His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

• He goes straight up the stairs to shower

• He wears a hat

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit.

Based on the text, which of the following most likely happened?

• A family was on a road trip and hit a pothole.

• A plane had gone through a terrible storm.

• A boat went over some waves.

• There are not enough details to answer the question.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

• Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

• Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

• Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

• Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which piece of evidence from "The Lady, or the Tiger?" BEST supports the idea that the princess sent her lover to the door with the tiger?

• “How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!”

• "This was the king's semi-barbaric method of administering
  justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious."

• "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own."

• "The tiger-cages of the kingdom were searched for the most savage and relentless beasts, from which the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena..."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which quote from the text BEST characterizes the princess' lover?

• "His eyes were fixed upon the princess, who sat to the right of her father."

• "He had loved the princess, and neither he, she, nor any one else, thought of denying the fact; but the king would not think of allowing any fact of this kind to interfere with the workings of the tribunal, in which he took such great delight and satisfaction."

• "This royal maiden was well satisfied with her lover, for he was handsome and brave to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom, and she loved him with an ardor that had enough of barbarism in it to make it exceedingly warm and strong."

• "He did not hesitate nor waver in regard to his duty in the premises."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This following quotes reveal that "The Lady, or the Tiger" is written from which point of view?

"As the youth advanced into the arena he turned, as the custom was, to bow to the king, but he did not think at all of that royal personage."

"She knew in which

of the two rooms, that lay behind those doors, stood the cage of the tiger, with its open front, and in which waited the lady."

"This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own."

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 2nd person

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

"How often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had she started in wild horror, and covered her face with her hands as she thought of her lover opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger!"

This quote suggests that the princess sent her lover to which door?

• Neither door

• The lady door

• The door that leads outside the coliseum

• The tiger door

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4