Citing Textual Evidence (GSA8)
Authored by Katie Clarke
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which punctuation mark should usually be used to separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence?
! (exclamation point)
, (comma)
nothing
: (colon)
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence with quoted text is punctuated CORRECTLY?
Felix and Tony decide to talk about the fight, even though they "sensed a wall rising between them."
"Felix and Tony decide to talk about the fight, even though they," sensed a wall rising between them.
Felix and Tony decide to talk about the fight, even though they, "sensed a wall rising between them."
Felix and Tony decide to talk about the fight, even though they: sensed a wall rising between them.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these sentences with quoted text is punctuated CORRECTLY?
The boys agree to meet like, "two heavy strangers," who both want to win.
The boys agree to meet like "two heavy strangers," who both want to win.
The boys agree to meet like two heavy strangers," who both want to win.
The boys agree to meet like: "two heavy strangers" who both want to win.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When quoting evidence directly from the text, the quoted text should go...
at the beginning of the sentence
in the middle of the sentence
at the end of the sentence
any of these would work!
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which is the correct citation format?
[text evidence] --source of info--
"text evidence"(source).
(text evidence) "source"!
<<Text evidence>>(source).
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which direct quote is correct?
We went down the stairs in silence, no sounds but the shards of glass crunching beneath our feet and the impatient honks of horns coming from the traffic-packed street below the expressway.
~ From The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman, page 189.
"We went down the stairs in silence. Shusterman 189"
"We went down the stairs in silence." (Shusterman 189)
We went down the stairs in silence (Shusterman)
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which direct quote is correct?
Actually, she was kind of pretty. Not perfect, of course, but then I wasn't one to judge. There was something strange about her eyes.
~ From The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman, page 83.
There was something strange about her eyes. 83
"There was something strange about her eyes." (Shusterman 83)
She was blind (Shusterman 83)
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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