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Which evidence best supports this reason? Reason: You can relax or have fun in the water.

• You can go fishing, build a tent, and camp outside.

• You can float down the river or swim in the ocean.

• You can ski on land and kayak in the water.

• Water is more fun than the land.

Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap.  Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks.  Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically.  The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.  Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door.  He held his head down low.
Which of the following choices is evidence that the setting is a library?

• He held his head down low.

• Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap

• Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. 

• The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made.

Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

• He has tools

• He goes straight up the stairs to shower

• His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

• He wears a hat

In real life, people who can back up an opinion about a text with Textual Evidence are taken more seriously than people who can only give a reason of “just because".

• True

• False

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 replied, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?

• She lost her first game.

• Her head was hanging down.

• She walked down the street.

The water felt so good on such a hot day! I heard the other children laughing and yelling across the way. The concrete was wet from a group of teenagers splashing each other in the corner. The lifeguard watched closely to keep children from running.

This is at a public pool: what detail from the text best proves this?

• The water felt so good...

• I heard the children laughing...

• The lifeguard watched closely...

Which sentence provides evidence that the character is feeling anxious?

• He tapped his foot rapidly under the table.

• He smiled broadly at the audience.

• He walked confidently onto the stage.

• He laughed loudly with his friends.

What evidence from the text suggests that the setting is a busy city?

• The sound of honking cars filled the air.

• The birds chirped softly in the trees.

• The waves crashed gently on the shore.

• The wind rustled through the quiet forest.

Which of the following sentences provides evidence that the character is a teacher?

• She graded papers late into the night.

• She cooked dinner for her family.

• She went jogging every morning.

• She painted landscapes on the weekends.