Relevant Evidence

This paragraph is about how bats can navigate in the dark. Which sentence is irrelevant?

• Bats are able to maneuver in the dark even if they are blindfolded.

• Bats emit very high pitched sound waves through their nostrils.

• The reflection of these sound waves, reaching their sensitive ears, enables bats to avoid obstacles.

• In this way, they can capture even very tiny insects.

• Many bats prefer to eat fruit rather than insects.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• Playing kickball can be lots of fun.

• It is fun to walk along the shore and look for shells.

• Some people burn easily in the sun.

• Unfortunately, we don't live that close to a beach.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Title: Teen siblings collect thank you cards from the community to tell health care workers they're heroes.

Based on the title and the photo, which sentence is the most irrelevant?

• In just two months, they collected more than 250 thank you cards.

• Every day on every news channel, teenage siblings Prabhleen and Mantej Lamba watched the sacrifices of medical workers around the world.

• If you want to make a beautiful birthday card, you need many different colored markers.

• The teens also created an e-card option. It lets people go online. They fill out a Google form instead of hand writing the card.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In A Long Walk to Water, Salva is able to survive the harsh environment of Sudan because of the kindness of strangers. 
Which detail best supports the claim stated above?

• 'You must be hungry,' she said at last.

• "She nodded at him. She was old, much older than Salva's mother."

• "A few moments later, she came back out and gave him two handfuls of raw peanuts."

• "He chewed every nut into a paste before he swallowed, trying to make each one last as long as he could"

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What makes evidence relevant? (Select two)

• It directly connects to your claim.

• It should go against your claim.

• It proves or explains your point/main idea.

• It is off topic.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is relevant text evidence?

• Evidence that directly leads to the inference

• Any quote from the story you use in an answer

• Any paraphrase from the story you use in an answer

• Everything a character says

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Choose the evidence that supports this inference: Samson does not like attention.

• "Samson tucked some of those beans in his pocket..." (pg. 8)

• Samson was dark and broody. (pg. 5)

• Samson believed his turtle was alive. (pg. 23)

• "Samson slipped...to go hide somewhere like a dusty gray moth." (pg. 25)

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Support the relevant evidence that supports this inference: Will thinks Mibs is an interesting person.

• "Their dad’s in the hospital. Show a little sympathy.” (pg. 25)

• "I’d always been curious about Will." (pg. 24)

• “I’ve always known there was something different about you, Mibs Beaumont," (pg. 101)

• Will gave Mibs a pen set for her birthday.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What inference does this evidence support? "All I could think was that maybe there was something I could do to help him. I could wake him up." (pg. 150)

• Mibs hates the homeless man's tattoos.

• Mibs doesn't want the man to be outside.

• Mibs believes her savvy could help people.

• Mibs wants to get away from the school bus.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the best evidence for this inference? Lester is a kind person.

• Lester steals the pie from the diner. (pg. 176)

• Lester stops to rescue Lill. (pg. 135)

• Lester's tattoos don't like him. (pg. 132)

• Lester can't sell pink Bibles (pg. 55)

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1