Citing Text Evidence

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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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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The Recreation Center is only open through Sundays-Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Jackson wanted to play basketball there.

Based on the passage, at which time would Jackson be allowed to play basketball?

• At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday

• At 2:30 p.m. on Friday

• At 9:30 p.m. on Thursday

• At 9:00 a.m. on Monday

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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 can you infer that Paul does for work?

• A lawyer

• a doctor

• a construction worker

• a garbage man

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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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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 person is Alice?

• Care free and calm

• Messy and sloppy

• Clean and controlling

• Sad and angry

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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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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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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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What does the word explicit mean?

• Directly stated in the text

• Indirectly stated in the text

• A verb in the text

• The conclusion of the story.

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