Citing Textual Evidence

If you want to find your answer quickly, just ___ through the text.

• infer

• text

• cite

• skim

You need to use ___ to show that you are taking a sentence from the text.

• quotation marks

• inference

• cite

• skim

What is the definition of "quotation marks"?

• a guess based on the details in the text

• to make a guess based on the details

• markings that show what a speaker is saying or parts of a text you are citing.

• any written or printed work

Sometimes you need to look at the __ to find your answer. Those are the details that are not obvious.

• implicit details

• explicit details

• inference

• cite

What is the definition of "Text"?

• details that are written in the text; obvious details

• a guess based on the details in the text

• to read quickly through a text

• any written or printed work

Answer explanation

Text is anything written. Even a poster on the wall is text.

____ Details are details that you must infer based on the text.

What is the definition of "evidence"?

• to show where you found your answer; to give proof

• any written or printed work

• the proof of your claim; what you need to support your answers

• to read quickly through a text

Answer explanation

Investigators must collect details to prove a suspect is guilty.

__ are clearly explained. The name of the character, and the setting of the story are good examples.

• implicit details

• explicit details

• evidence

• quotation marks

When you show where you found your answer in a text, you ____.

What is the definition of "Inference"?

• details that are written in the text; obvious details

• a guess based on the details in the text

• to read quickly through a text

• any written or printed work

Answer explanation