
Controlling Idea and Supporting Evidence in Nonfiction

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Ethan Morris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main focus of the video tutorial?
Grammar and punctuation
Controlling idea and supporting evidence in non-fiction texts
Fictional storytelling
Poetry analysis
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between dogs and humans according to the example passage?
Dogs and humans have a distant relationship
Dogs and humans have a close relationship
Dogs are wild animals
Dogs are not related to humans
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a controlling idea?
An idea that changes throughout the text
A random thought in the text
An unrelated idea in the text
An idea that is consistent throughout the text
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did humans and dogs become close according to the passage?
By sharing food
Through natural evolution
Through selective breeding by humans
By living in the same environment
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is supporting evidence?
An opinion about the topic
A detail that supports the controlling idea
A detail that contradicts the controlling idea
A random detail in the text
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of supporting evidence in the passage?
Dogs are not related to humans
Dogs and humans have a distant relationship
Dogs are wild animals
Years of selective breeding by humans
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What analogy is used to explain the relationship between topic, controlling idea, and supporting evidence?
A circle
A pyramid
A funnel
A tree
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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