Identifying textual evidence (lesson review)

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? 

• His Parents
• No one
• Jacko and Toby
• Michael and Toby

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.

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

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.
What lines from the text support the idea that Mom and Max were going to go on a picnic?

• She began to unpack the picnic basket
• Max stares blankly out the window
• Mom offers Max a sandwich
• His mother conforted him

What does explicit mean?

• A guess

• Evidence that is directly stated in the text

• A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

It is stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

• Explicit

• Implicit

• argument

• textual evidence

• inference

It means implied or indirect.

• Explicit

• Implicit

• argument

• textual evidence

• inference

It means drawing a conclusion on the basis of circumstantial evidence.

• Explicit

• Implicit

• argument

• textual evidence

• inference

It is defined as the details given by the author in order to support his/her claim.

• Explicit

• Implicit

• argument

• textual evidence

• inference

What does it mean to paraphrase?

• the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
• to put someone else's word in your own words
• to quote
• none of the above