Relevant vs Irrelevant Evidence

Evidence that DOES connect to the claim is (a)   evidence.

• Relevant
• Irrelevant

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Evidence that DOES NOT connect to the claim is _______________ evidence.

• Relevant

• Irrelevant

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.

• She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
• Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
• Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
• She usually stops Swiper from swiping. 

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete. 

• The pros live the good life.
• People like professional football players make a lot of money.
• Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.
• All of us can be professional athletes. 

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

This paragraph is about the invention of the book. Which sentence is irrelevant?

• Most people could never own a book.

• Then sometime between 1450 and 1460, Johannes Gutenberg got the idea of carving separate letters and moving them to make new words.

• Gutenberg died at the age of 68.

• This was the invention of moveable type.

• From then on, the numbers of books grew quickly.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

This paragraph is about the origin of the solar system. Which sentence is irrelevant?

• `The solar system is believed to have formed, perhaps 5 billion years ago, from a spinning cloud of gas called a nebula.

• As this nebula contracted, it began to spin faster and faster.

• Probably, it spun off rings of planetary matter as it became more disk-like.

• These rings later contracted into planets.

• Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

This paragraph is about how bats can navigate in the dark. Which sentence is irrelevant?

• Bats are able to maneuver in the dark even if they are blindfolded.

• Bats emit very high pitched sound waves through their nostrils.

• The reflection of these sound waves, reaching their sensitive ears, enables bats to avoid obstacles.

• In this way, they can capture even very tiny insects.

• Many bats prefer to eat fruit rather than insects.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• Playing kickball can be lots of fun.

• It is fun to walk along the shore and look for shells.

• Some people burn easily in the sun.

• Unfortunately, we don't live that close to a beach.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail is irrelevant?

• It rains often in the spring.
• It is silly and fun. 
• It's called April Fool's Day, and is celebrated around the world.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Title: Teen siblings collect thank you cards from the community to tell health care workers they're heroes.

Based on the title and the photo, which sentence is the most irrelevant?

• In just two months, they collected more than 250 thank you cards.

• Every day on every news channel, teenage siblings Prabhleen and Mantej Lamba watched the sacrifices of medical workers around the world.

• If you want to make a beautiful birthday card, you need many different colored markers.

• The teens also created an e-card option. It lets people go online. They fill out a Google form instead of hand writing the card.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10