TEXTUAL EVIDENCE & INFERENCES

TEXTUAL EVIDENCE & INFERENCES

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.1, RI.8.1, RL.7.1

+16

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kennedy Penix

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What is textual evidence?

My opinion after reading.
Proof in the article.
A word for word quote from the article/story
A made-up quote I add to my answer.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Which is the appropriate sentence starter when you're citing evidence?

The author states...
This means...
Because of this...
In conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What are you looking for when a question asks you to provide textual evidence?

a piece of writing like an article, poem, or story
proof
clues (proof) within the text 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What is explicit?

Not clear, confusing
Something you have to examine the clues to figure out.

A paragraph

Something stated very clearly, leaving no room for double or confusion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

How does a person make an inference?

Makes a guess and hopes for the best.
Looks for the answer directly in the text then makes a guess.
Asks the teacher for help.
Makes a guess based on what the text says + his own experiences.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Sometimes we have to “read between the lines.” Authors don’t always tell us everything. We need to use textual evidence and prior knowledge to understand the text better. 

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?