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Citing Evidence and Logical Inferences

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name

Class

Date

what is textual evidence?

evidence from the text

a little piece of knowledge

evidence used in text

evidence that isn't important

What is a claim?

an opinion based on evidence

a main idea

a detail

something I want

They weren’t on the hook by the phone and they weren’t in her purse. Alison checked the pockets of the jacket she’d worn the day before, but they weren’t there either. She looked at her watch and realized she would be late for work if she didn’t leave soon..

What is Alison looking for?

Her Keys

Her Car

Her Cat

Her Smoothie

In real life, people who can back up an opinion about a text with Textual Evidence are taken more seriously than people who can only give a reason of “just because".

True

False

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

Joshua went into the backyard to play on the swing set. His new puppy, Rascal,ran beside him. As Joshua was running toward the play area, he twisted his ankle.The accident caused him a lot of pain. Joshua’s dad was always doing yard work and making sure that the grass was perfectly cut and the ground was even.Certainly, he would have noticed that hole and filled it up. Neither Joshua nor his father could figure out how that hole appeared.Who or what do you think caused the hole?

Joshua

Rascal

The Father

Cite

Your idea

Document a Source

Evidence

When do you ever cite evidence in everyday activities

running

reading

dancing

go crazy!!!

Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long.
What can you infer about Macey?

Macey is mad at her mother.

Macey does not want glasses.

Macey is very excited about getting glasses.

Macey has trouble making decisions.

10.

Auto

Car

Drive

Self

11.

As the teacher lectured the class about how important it was to pay attention, Brian found himself staring out the window again. Suddenly, a little boy came up to the window and peeked in. The boy blew a bubble with his gum and it exploded all over his face and the window. Brian began laughing so hard he fell out of his seat. The rest of the class silently stared at him as the teacher walked to his desk.
What can you infer about how the teacher will react?

She will ignore him and pretend she doesn't see.

She will laugh at him because he's on the ground.

She will help him up and give him a piece of gum.

She will scold Brian for not paying attention in class.

12.

Chrono

Time

In order

Out of Sync

13.

What does analyze mean?

break down to reveal

to correct

14.

What does the word comprehend mean?

to understand

to know

15.

Duc

Underneath

Show

Lead

16.

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

17.

Terr

Earth

Take apart

Stars

18.

The sun climbed in the sky, and the day got hotter. Just as Karina turned on a small portable fan to cool herself, someone began yelling in the water. Karina immediately jumped off her chair and ran toward the shore. She soon realized the person was yelling “shark.” She froze. She had never experienced a shark sighting before but knew that she should get everyone out of the water. She began to pull people out of the water and assisted young children who couldn’t move quickly enough.

Based on the passage, what do we know about Katrina's experience as a lifeguard?

She is afraid but knows what action to take.

She hates this job.

She panics and runs away.

She has no clue what she should do.

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Citing Evidence and Logical Inferences

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 47mins

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