Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

Your opinion or answer to a question is called:

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Which word should you NOT include in a claim?

• Opinion

• Because

• Answer

When you explain your evidence and say how it supports your claim it is called:

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

When you find information in a text that supports your opinion it is called:

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

What is the CLAIM in this passage?

• Zoos are good for animals.

•  Time for Kids says zoos also help animals that are in danger of disappearing forever by protecting them and helping them have babies.

• This means that they can stop animals from going extinct.

What is the EVIDENCE in this passage?

• Zoos are good for animals.

•  Time for Kids says zoos also help animals that are in danger of disappearing forever by protecting them and helping them have babies.

• This means that they can stop animals from going extinct.

What is the REASONING in this passage?

• Zoos are good for animals.

•  Time for Kids says zoos also help animals that are in danger of disappearing forever by protecting them and helping them have babies.

• This means that they can stop animals from going extinct.