Gathering Evidence

When QUOTING someone from an article or film, you must include who said it or wrote it, and it MUST be in quotation marks.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Miss Boznango gave me full credit on my question because I used strong ______.

• text evidence

• limp

• paces

• analyze

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

An educated guess using prior knowledge (schema), text evidence, and reasoning

• inference

• analyze

• fortunate

• shaft

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Because I wasn’t sure what color the plane was in my story, I made an ______ that it was white.

• inference

• fortunate

• paces

• analyze

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of evidence is being used in this example: "In 2008, 7.3 million people died of heart disease."

• Anecdotal evidence

• Logical reasoning

• Empirical evidence

• Emotional appeal

Answer explanation

Empirical evidence is evidence that can be experienced or observed. 

Scientific research is considered empirical evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Match the following type of evidence with its example

• A scientist speaking on climate change

• Statistics

• Percentages, averages, numerical data

• Examples

• illustrations of an idea

• Facts

• A personal story related to the topic

• Expert opinions

• Information proven to be true

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING.

• EEVIDENCE

• EVEDENCE

• EVIDENCE

• EVEDINCE

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When gathering evidence for an essay, which of the following is most important?

• A) Personal opinions

• B) Reliable sources

• C) Length of the essay

• D) Number of paragraphs

Which of the following sentences uses evidence correctly?

• A) I think it's true because I feel it is.

• B) According to the article, the event happened in 1999.

• C) Everyone knows it's true, so no evidence is needed.

• D) I heard it from a friend, so it must be true.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the primary purpose of gathering evidence in a research paper?

• A) To fill up space

• B) To support claims

• C) To confuse the reader

• D) To summarize the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1