WorksheetsCiting Evidence practice
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is textual evidence?
evidence from the text
evidence used in the text
a little piece of knowledge
evidence that isn't important
What are the steps to citing evidence?
explain your reasons and cite evidence
text talker, cite evidence, elaborate the evidence
state your idea, explain your reasons, summarize
cite evidence and explain the evidence
As long as your evidence (quotation or paraphrase) explains your point clearly, you do not need to elaborate on it.
True
False
what is a claim?
an opinion based on evidence
a main idea
a detail
something I want
To look at something closely is...
to cite a source
to make a claim
to conclude
to analyze
What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?
Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back
Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.
Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.
Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.
The Recreation Center is only open Sundays through Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. Jackson wanted to play basketball here.
Based on the passage, at which time would Jackson be allowed to play basketball?
At 4:30 pm on Saturday.
At 2:30 pm on Friday.
At 9:30 pm on Thursday
At 9:00 am on Monday.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
What can you infer that Paul does for work?
A lawyer
A doctor
A construction worker
A garbage man
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?
He has tools
His boots are muddy, and his overalls are dusty
He goes straight up the stairs to shower.
He wears a hat.
Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:
The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.
School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories; however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.
The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.
The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
School uniforms can be ordered online.
When citing a source you should use...
an exclamation point
quotations
a semi colon or colon
a period at the end of the sentence.
What is the first step to writing a paragraph with textual evidence?
Concluding sentence
Elaboration
Topic sentence with reason
Restate
What is a good text talker to go before your evidence?
In the text it states
I feel
They said
"Start my quote"
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
He says, "I don't wanna sand-mich!"
Thunder struck and rain poured.
Dropping his kite from his hand, Max broke out into a full sob.
Mom sighed.
facts or details found in the text that prove your point
evidence
argument
claim
elaboration
Which of the following citations is written correctly?
"This year for the first time I think school is going to be fun."
The text says, "This year for the first time I think school is going to be fun."
The text says This year for the first time I think school is going to be fun.
"The text says, This year for the first time I think school is going to be fun."
"The text says" This year for the first time I think school is going to be fun.
