Using Text Evidence to Support a Claim

Although Peacocks originally came from Asia, they now live in many parts of the world, including Africa, North America, and Australia. Peacocks are one of the largest flying birds and are known for their beautiful tail feathers. They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals) and are ground feeders. Their diet includes small animals like insects or frogs, as well as flowers and seeds. Their main predators are tigers, leopards, and mongoose. At night or whenever they feel threatened, they fly into the trees for safety.

Which sentence best supports the claim that Peacocks are omnivores?

• "Peacocks are one of the largest flying birds and are known for their beautiful tail feathers."

• "Their diet includes small animals like insects or frigs, as well as flowers and seeds."

• "Their main predators are tigers, leopards, and mongoose."

• "They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals) and are ground feeders."

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Although Peacocks originally came from Asia, they now live in many parts of the world, including Africa, North America, and Australia. Peacocks are one of the largest flying birds. They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals) and are ground feeders. Their diet includes small animals like insects or frogs, as well as flowers and seeds. Their main predators are tigers, leopards, and mongoose. At night or whenever they feel threatened, they fly into the trees for safety.

What claim best supports this quote: According to the passage, "Peacocks are one of the largest flying birds."

• To begin with, Peacocks are extremely large birds.

• Next, these animals are omnivores.

• Finally, peacocks have various predators.

• First, Peacocks are very intelligent.

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The game of checkers has a long history. It was played by King Ramses in Egypt in 4,000 B.C. Archeologists have also found evidence that it was played in 3,000 B.C., in what we now call Iraq. The game later moved to Europe, but was called draughts (pronounced drafts). Checkers is still a popular board game and is played on a checkerboard, usually with black and red squares. The game is played by two players, who place their twelve pieces on the black squares closest to themselves. The object of the game is to eliminate the opponents pieces.

Which sentence best supports the claim that Checkers has been played for a very long time.

• "The game later moved to Europe, but was called draughts (pronounced drafts)."

• "Archeologists have also found evidence that it was played in 3,000 B.C., in what we now call Iraq."

• "The game is played by two players, who lace their twelve pieces on the black squares closest to themselves."

• "It was played by King Ramses in Egypt in 4,000 B.C."

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The game of checkers has a long history. It was played by King Ramses in Egypt in 4,000 B.C. Archeologists have also found evidence that it was played in 3,000 B.C., in what we now call Iraq. The game later moved to Europe, but was called draughts (pronounced drafts). Checkers is still a popular board game and is played on a checkerboard, usually with black and red squares. The game is played by two players, who place their twelve pieces on the black squares closest to themselves. The object of the game is to eliminate the opponents pieces.

What claim best supports this quote: According to the passage, "The game is played by two players, who place their twelve pieces on the black squares closest to themselves."

• To begin with, checkers is a great game to play with a friend.

• Next, the game of checkers is ancient.

• Finally, many different countries have played their own version of checkers.

• First and foremost, checkers is a very popular game.

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