WorksheetsCITING TEXTUAL EVIDENCES
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which is an example of a textual evidence?
My opinion after reading.
Proof in the article.
A word for word quote from the article/story
A made-up quote I add to my answer.
What is an inference?
A guess
Evidence that is directly stated in the text
A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning
What does explicit mean?
A guess
Evidence that is directly stated in the text
A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning
What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?
Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.
Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.
Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.
Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.
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 family was on a road trip and hit a pothole.
A plane had gone through a terrible storm.
A boat went over some waves.
There are not enough details to answer the question.
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
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 rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.
The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.
A textual evidence is _____.
using quotations, summaries and paraphrasing from a text to support a position
proof
a detailed examination the elements or structure of something
when citing a source you should use
an exclamation point
a semi colon or colon
quotations
a period at the end of the sentence
proof is also known as
citing
evidence
metaphor
support
Implicit is implying or suggesting something without saying it directly
true
false
which is the best example of explicitly:
telling your friend her shirt is ugly
hinting to your mom that you want a new cell phone
being vague or not clear when your friend ask you if her shirt is cute
pretending to be sick so that you can stay home from school
It is your personal knowledge of a situation based on your life experiences.
background knowledge
textual evidence
implicit
explicit
With whom is Michael Living?
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?
