Supporting Ideas

What does Explicit mean?

• Information found in the last sentence

• Information found at the beginning

• Information that can be found directly in the passage

• Information that does not exist

What does Implicit mean?

• Information found at the beginning of the passage

• Information that you can infer from the passage

• Information found directly from the passage

• Information found at the end of the passage

Which is one of the three types of evidence?

• Understandable

• Logical

• Theoretical

• Questionable

What is an example of Empirical Evidence?

• If_ is true, then_ must also be true

• Evidence from the middle of the passage

• Evidence gained from personal experience

• Research shows, studies indicate, a survey revealed

What is Anecdotal Evidence?

• Evidence pulled from the passage

• Evidence gained from personal experience

• Evidence gained from facts (Factual Evidence)

• Evidence based on scientific facts (gained from experiments and observations)

Which is an example of Logical Evidence?

• If_ is true, then_ must be also be true

• Evidence gained from the beginning of the passage

• Scientific Evidence (gained from observation and experiments)

• Evidence gained from personal experience

Which is an example of an Inference Question?

• It is implied in the fifth paragraph that...

• It can be logically inferred from the passage that...

• Which of the following most resembles the relationship described in the passage?

• The evidence was found...

What is a Main Idea?

• The author's point of view

• The first sentence of a passage

• The author's central idea in a passage that can be explicitly stated or implicitly implied

• A sentence that sticks out in the passage

Which is another way to say Main Idea?

• Central Idea

• Author's Point of View

• Text Structure

• Mapping a Passage

What does Inference mean?

• A passage that clearly states the central idea

• A piece of evidence stated clearly in the passage

• A sentence that explains the main idea

• A conclusion reached based on evaluating given evidence