Which quote from the text BEST characterizes the princess' lover?
Selecting Strong Textual Evidence

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
"His eyes were fixed upon the princess, who sat to the right of her father."
"He had loved the princess, and neither he, she, nor any one else, thought of denying the fact; but the king would not think of allowing any fact of this kind to interfere with the workings of the tribunal, in which he took such great delight and satisfaction."
"This royal maiden was well satisfied with her lover, for he was handsome and brave to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom, and she loved him with an ardor that had enough of barbarism in it to make it exceedingly warm and strong."
"He did not hesitate nor waver in regard to his duty in the premises."
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
"How often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had she started in wild horror, and covered her face with her hands as she thought of her lover opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger!" This quote suggests that the princess sent her lover to which door?
Neither door
The lady door
The door that leads outside the coliseum
The tiger door
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is textual evidence?
You claim.
Proof from the text to support your answer.
What the author thinks about a topic.
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important to provide textual evidence?
It makes your paragraph longer.
It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
It shows that you know what you are talking about.
It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
According to the text, "At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down" (Paragraph 1).
School uniforms can be ordered online .
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why do we have textual evidence
To prove a claim
unicorn
because your teacher says so
to express an opinion
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