Text Evidence

What is the purpose of citing text evidence?

• To support claims or arguments with factual information from the text.

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

• To provide personal opinions and biases.

• To confuse the reader with irrelevant information.

Why is it important to identify key details in a text?

• Key details in a text are irrelevant and do not contribute to understanding.

• Identifying key details in a text helps in understanding the main ideas, supporting evidence, and the overall message of the text.

• Identifying key details in a text is a waste of time and effort.

• Identifying key details in a text hinders comprehension and slows down reading.

What does it mean to quote directly from the text?

• Using the general idea from the original source without any changes or alterations.

• Using the exact words or phrases from the original source without any changes or alterations.

• Using similar words or phrases from the original source without any changes or alterations.

• Using the opposite words or phrases from the original source without any changes or alterations.

When should you use quotation marks when quoting from a text?

• When directly quoting someone's words or citing a specific phrase or sentence from a text.

• When paraphrasing someone's words or summarizing a text.

• When using a word or phrase in a non-literal sense.

• When writing a title or heading for a text.

What is the difference between quoting directly from the text and paraphrasing?

• Quoting directly from the text means expressing the same information in different words, while paraphrasing means using similar words from the original source.

• Quoting directly from the text means summarizing the original source, while paraphrasing means using the exact words from the original source.

• Quoting directly from the text means using the exact words from the original source, while paraphrasing means expressing the same information in different words.

• Quoting directly from the text means using similar words from the original source, while paraphrasing means expressing the same information in different words.

How can you identify key details in a text?

• By focusing on information that is unrelated to the main idea or topic of the text.

• By looking for information that is relevant to the main idea or topic of the text and provides supporting evidence or examples.

• By ignoring any supporting evidence or examples in the text.

• By looking for information that contradicts the main idea or topic of the text.

Why is it important to include citations when citing text evidence?

• To claim ownership of the information, to confuse readers, and to make the text look more professional.

• To give credit to the original author or source, allow readers to verify the information, and avoid plagiarism.

If I were answering the question: "Is Kayla a good student?", which of the following would be an important detail?

• Kayla is 13 years old.

• Kayla goes to a Catholic School.

• Kayla enjoys reading, and does her work to her full potential.

The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?

• She lost her first game.

• Her head was hanging down.

• She walked down the street.

The water felt so good on such a hot day! I heard the other children laughing and yelling across the way. The concrete was wet from a group of teenagers splashing each other in the corner. The lifeguard watched closely to keep children from running.

This is at a public pool: what detail from the text best proves this?

• The water felt so good...

• I heard the children laughing...

• The lifeguard watched closely...