Textual Evidence Quiz

What is textual evidence?

• Personal opinions about the text without any proof.

• Random facts that are not related to the text.

• Information gathered from the text that supports your assertion or counterclaim about the text.

• Quotes from famous authors that are unrelated to the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is paraphrasing?

• Ignoring the text completely and making up your own information.

• Summarizing the text in a shorter way.

• Copying the text word for word without any changes.

• Restating an author's or someone else's work using your own words without losing the original idea of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is summarizing?

• Ignoring the main points of the text.

• Adding unnecessary details to the text.

• Repeating the text verbatim without any changes.

• Stating the essential ideas together of the text in a shorter way.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is quoting?

• Using emojis instead of text.

• Stating a part of a text in the exact way it was written.

• Changing the text to fit your own narrative.

• Ignoring the text completely.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How should you support your statements with textual evidence?

• By selecting the most relevant section of the text that strongly supports your statement about the text.

• By asking someone else to provide evidence for you.

• By making up information that sounds convincing.

• By avoiding using any evidence from the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is referencing?

• The act of mentioning a specific section of the text like an event or action.

• Making up events that did not happen in the text.

• Ignoring the text completely.

• Quoting the entire text word for word.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How can you determine evidence from the text?

• Avoid reading the text altogether.

• Guess randomly without any basis.

• Use evidence from a completely different text.

• Look for clues and keywords that support your idea about the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why is it important to use textual evidence in your arguments?

• To come up with strong or solid arguments and make your ideas more credible.

• To make your arguments weak and unconvincing.

• To show off your knowledge without any proof.

• To confuse the readers with irrelevant information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1