Text Evidence Quiz

What is text evidence?

• Random words or phrases from a text

• Summaries or generalizations about a text

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

• Opinions or personal beliefs about a text

Why is it important to find evidence in a text?

• To support claims, provide credibility, and deepen understanding.

• To undermine the argument, to weaken the evidence, and to misinterpret the text.

• To ignore the author's intent, to disregard the facts, and to form biased opinions.

• To confuse the reader, to waste time, and to make the text longer.

What are some strategies for finding evidence in a text?

• Skimming the text quickly without paying attention to details

• Ignoring key words and phrases in the text

• Reading carefully, identifying key words and phrases, looking for supporting details and examples, analyzing the author's tone and bias, considering the context

• Relying solely on personal opinions and beliefs

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.

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

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

How can you identify supporting details in a text?

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

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

• By looking for opinions and personal anecdotes in the text

• By relying on your prior knowledge and assumptions

Why is it important to use text evidence to support claims?

• Text evidence is unnecessary and can be misleading.

• Text evidence provides credibility and support to claims.

• Text evidence weakens the validity of claims.

• Text evidence is only useful for certain types of claims.

What is the difference between a claim and text evidence?

• A claim is a statement or assertion made by someone, while text evidence is the supporting information or proof that is provided to support the claim.

• A claim is a statement made by a computer, while text evidence is the supporting information provided by a human.

• A claim is a conclusion drawn from text evidence, while text evidence is the initial statement.

• A claim is a subjective opinion, while text evidence is an objective fact.

How can you effectively use text evidence to support your claims?

• Use outdated and unreliable sources, misquote or paraphrase inaccurately, provide no context, and assume the evidence supports your claims.

• Select irrelevant and biased sources, quote or paraphrase inaccurately, provide no context, and assume the evidence supports your claims.

• Choose random sources without credibility, misquote or paraphrase inaccurately, provide no context, and assume the evidence supports your claims.

• Carefully select relevant and credible sources, quote or paraphrase accurately, provide context, and explain how the evidence supports your claims.

What are some examples of text evidence?

• Summaries of a text

• Personal opinions about a text

• Specific quotes or examples from a text

• Random words from a text

Why is it important to cite your text evidence?

• To provide credibility and allow verification.

• To hide the sources

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer