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CITING TEXTUAL EVIDENCES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of a textual evidence?

a)

My opinion after reading.

b)

Proof in the article.

c)

A word for word quote from the article/story

d)

A made-up quote I add to my answer.

2.

What is an inference?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

3.

What does explicit mean?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

4.

What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

a)

Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

b)

Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

c)

Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

d)

Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

5.

It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit.


Based on the text, which of the following most likely happened?

a)

A family was on a road trip and hit a pothole.

b)

A plane had gone through a terrible storm.

c)

A boat went over some waves.

d)

There are not enough details to answer the question.

6.

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)

A lawyer

b)

a doctor

c)

a construction worker

d)

a garbage man

7.

Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

a)

School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

b)

The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

c)

The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

8.

A textual evidence is _____.

a)

using quotations, summaries and paraphrasing from a text to support a position

b)

proof

c)

a detailed examination the elements or structure of something

9.

when citing a source you should use

a)

an exclamation point

b)

a semi colon or colon

c)

quotations

d)

a period at the end of the sentence

10.

proof is also known as

a)

citing

b)

evidence

c)

metaphor

d)

support

11.

Implicit is implying or suggesting something without saying it directly

a)

true

b)

false

12.

which is the best example of explicitly:

a)

telling your friend her shirt is ugly

b)

hinting to your mom that you want a new cell phone

c)

being vague or not clear when your friend ask you if her shirt is cute

d)

pretending to be sick so that you can stay home from school

13.

It is your personal knowledge of a situation based on your life experiences.

a)

background knowledge

b)

textual evidence

c)

implicit

d)

explicit

14.
Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well. 
With whom is Michael Living? 
a)
His Parents
b)
No one
c)
Jacko and Toby
d)
Michael and Toby
15.
It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen.
She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her. but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down. 
Where is the beach? 
a)
on a deserted coast
b)
in a city suburb
c)
in a small town
d)
in a mountain village