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Citing Text Evidence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

He has tools

b)

His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

c)

He goes straight up the stairs to shower

d)

He wears a hat

2.

When citing textual evidence, you can use direct quotes or paraphrase.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

There are three steps to citing textual evidence. What is the second one?

a)

State your idea

b)

Cite your evidence

c)

Explain your evidence

d)

All of the above

4.

There are three steps to citing textual evidence. What is the second one?

a)

State your idea

b)

Cite your evidence

c)

Explain your evidence

d)

All of the above

5.

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.

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.

What is the definition of evidence?

a)

Copying or using someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own, without giving the source credit.

b)

Citing textual evidence

c)

determine an idea or conclusion based on evidence and our own reasoning that is not directly stated in the text

d)

word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph that leads you to make an inference or draw a conclusion

8.

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

9.

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 type of person is Alice?

a)

Care free and calm

b)

Messy and sloppy

c)

Clean and controlling

d)

Sad and angry

10.
Directly stated
a)

Implicit

b)

Explicit

c)

Infer

d)

Direct Quotation

11.

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 type of relationship do Paul and Alice have?

a)

They are brother and sister

b)

They work together

c)

They are neighbors

d)

They are husband and wife

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.

When you give credit to the author you must

a)

Cite

b)

Explicitly thank the author

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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.

17.

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

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

a)

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

b)

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

c)

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

d)

School uniforms can be ordered online .

18.

The Recreation Center is only open through Sundays-Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Jackson wanted to play basketball there.


Based on the passage, at which time would Jackson be allowed to play basketball?

a)

At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday

b)

At 2:30 p.m. on Friday

c)

At 9:30 p.m. on Thursday

d)

At 9:00 a.m. on Monday

19.

The students decided to draw a conclusion because of known facts or the evidence provided in the text. What vocabulary word means to draw a conclusion?

a)

Text Evidence

b)

Inference

c)

Citation

d)

Analyze

20.

What is the meaning of this simile?

Her smile was like the sun.

a)

She has bright teeth

b)

Her teeth are yellow.

c)

Her smile lights up a room.