Text Evidence Evaluation

What is the purpose of evaluating text evidence?

• To ignore the text evidence and rely solely on personal opinions.

• To confuse readers and make the text more difficult to understand.

• To limit the scope of the information and exclude important details.

• To support claims, provide credibility, and ensure accuracy and reliability of information.

Why is it important to find supporting evidence?

• To make the argument weaker

• To validate and strengthen arguments or claims

• To confuse the audience

• To waste time

What does it mean to cite textual evidence?

• To provide specific quotes or references from a text to support an argument or claim.

• To compare and contrast different texts.

• To analyze the structure of a text.

• To summarize the main points of a text.

Why is it important to identify relevant details?

• To waste time and effort.

• To confuse others.

• To overlook important information.

• To understand the context and make informed decisions.

Which of the following is an example of supporting evidence?

• An anecdote from a friend

• A random statistic

• A personal opinion

• A quote from a reliable source that supports a claim.

When citing textual evidence, what should you include?

• Page number where the evidence is found

• Specific quote or paraphrase from the text

• Summary of the entire text

• Personal opinion about the text

What should you do if you can't find supporting evidence in the text?

• Ignore the lack of evidence

• Look for additional sources or conduct further research.

• Ask a friend for their opinion

• Guess the answer

Which of the following is NOT a relevant detail?

• Cannot be determined

• Irrelevant information

• Unimportant fact

• Inconsequential detail

What can relevant details help you do?

• Relevant details can help you ignore the situation and make random decisions.

• Relevant details can help you understand a situation better and make informed decisions.

• Relevant details can help you confuse the situation and make uninformed decisions.

• Relevant details can help you complicate the situation and make impulsive decisions.

Why is it important to evaluate text evidence?

• To analyze the grammar and syntax of the text

• To determine credibility and reliability of information

• To evaluate the font and formatting of the text

• To identify the author's personal opinions