Textual Evidence Quiz

What is textual evidence?

• Random facts or opinions from a text that may or may not support a claim or argument.

• General knowledge about a text that can be used to support a claim or argument.

• Personal interpretations or assumptions about a text that can be used as evidence for a claim or argument.

• Specific details or quotes from a text that support or prove a claim or argument.

Why is it important to cite textual evidence?

• To provide support for claims and add credibility to work.

• To make the work more subjective and opinion-based.

• To save time and effort in writing.

• To confuse the reader and make the work less credible.

What are supporting details in a text?

• General statements that are unrelated to the main idea.

• Opinions or personal beliefs that are not backed by evidence.

• Irrelevant information that does not contribute to the main idea.

• Specific pieces of information that provide evidence or examples to support the main idea or thesis statement.

How can you identify supporting details in a text?

• By looking for specific examples, facts, statistics, or evidence that provide more information or support the main idea or argument of the text.

• By relying on your own prior knowledge and assumptions

• By looking for opinions and personal anecdotes in the text

• By ignoring the details and focusing only on the main idea

Which of the following is an example of a supporting detail?

• Including personal opinions

• Using emotional language

• Providing anecdotal evidence

• Providing statistics to support an argument

True or False: Supporting details provide evidence to support the main idea or claim in a text.

• False

• Supporting details are irrelevant to the main idea

• Supporting details contradict the main idea

• True

What is the purpose of citing textual evidence?

• To make the text longer and more difficult to read.

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary information.

• To provide irrelevant examples that do not support the claims or arguments.

• To support claims or arguments with specific examples from the text.

Which of the following is NOT a way to cite textual evidence?

• Using statistics as evidence

• Using quotes from the text as evidence

• Using personal anecdotes as evidence

• Using personal opinions as evidence

Why is it important to use quotation marks when citing textual evidence?

• To indicate that the words are directly taken from the original source.

• To indicate that the words are not important in the original source.

• To add emphasis to the words being cited.

• To show that the words are paraphrased from the original source.

What should you do if you can't find any supporting details in a text?

• Skip over that part and move on to the next section.

• Rely solely on your own interpretation of the text.

• Look for related information in other sources or consult with someone knowledgeable about the topic.

• Assume that the text is incorrect or unreliable.