WorksheetsTextual Evidence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is textual evidence?
a)
You claim.
b)
Proof from the text to support your answer.
c)
What the author thinks about a topic.
d)
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
2.
Ice, Ice, Baby! What does this acronym mean?
a)
Introduce, Cite, Explain
b)
Infer, Comment, Example
c)
Introduce, Cite, Example
d)
Infer, Cite, Explain
3.
Why is it important to provide textual evidence?
a)
It makes your paragraph longer.
b)
It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
c)
It shows that you know what you are talking about.
d)
It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.
4.
What city, in the state of Ohio, is home to the first traffic light?
a)
Columbus
b)
Dayton
c)
Cincinnati
d)
Cleveland
5.
What is an inference?
a)
Something you have a gut feeling about.
b)
An educated guess.
c)
Evidence that supports your claim.
d)
What the story is mostly about.
6.
Why would the trip to Mars seem short?
a)
The rocket would travel 26,000 miles per hour.
b)
The crewmembers were excited about the trip.
c)
The trip would only take 6 months.
d)
The crewmembers would be asleep for much of the trip.
7.
Which inference is supported by the first paragraph of the text?
a)
Kathleen might not see her parents again, but she can still communicate with them.
b)
Kathleen is going on a trip from which she might never return.
c)
Kathleen wanted to get away from her parents.
d)
Kathleen's parents were upset because they expected the mission to fail.
8.
What is the official rock song of the state of Ohio?
a)
Hang on Sloopy
b)
Buckeye Battle Cry
c)
Carmen Ohio
d)
Ohio
9.
Which sentence from the text best explain why the ship's navigator must be accurate?
a)
She checked the course that had been set, because even the slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan Cruiser thousands of miles off course.
b)
Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer.
c)
It was a risky mission that nobody would have accepted without believing that it was possible.
d)
She entered the latest information about local weather, dangerous oribiting space debris, and solar activity.
10.
Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?
a)
"Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course."
b)
Kathleen might never see her parents again.
c)
"Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."
d)
Something could go wrong during takeoff.
11.
What is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
a)
Goldfish
b)
Blowfish
c)
Rainbow fish
d)
Shark
12.
Which piece of evidence does NOT support that Kathleen is reliable?
a)
"As navigator, she would have to check the ship's course and make any necessary corrections before strapping herself in for a deep sleep."
b)
"Kathleen, her parents, and the rest of the Vulcan Cruiser's crew members hoped that this mission would be the start of an incredible new life."
c)
"Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan Cruiser thousands of miles off course."
13.
What is the central idea of this passage?
a)
Kathleen's parents did not support Kathleen's idea to go up to space.
b)
The Vulcan Expedition was extremely risky and was unsafe for Kathleen.
c)
Kathleen helped the crew members on board.
d)
Kathleen made the choice to go to space in the Vulcan Cruiser and take on full responsibility of the expedition.
14.
Placing a rubber band in HERE makes it last longer.
a)
Oven
b)
Fridge
c)
Drawer
d)
Plastic bag
15.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
a)
True
b)
False
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