Text Evidence
What does it mean to use text evidence?
Use words from the story to prove your answer.
Passage:
“Mia packed her towel, sunscreen, and sunglasses.”
Where is Mia probably going? How do you know?
The beach or pool. The beach or the pool is the only place you will need a towel, sunscreen, and sunglasses.
What are context clues?
Context clues are clues in a sentence that helps us figure out word meaning.
What is main idea?
Main idea is what the whole text is mostly about or what the author is trying to convey.
What is another word for "the problem in the story"?
Conflict
If the question asks, “How do you know?” what should you include in your answer?
A sentence or detail from the text.
Passage:
“The dog barked loudly and wagged his tail when Ben came home.”
How does the dog feel? How do you know?
The dog felt happy or excited. Usually when dogs are happy they will wag their tail.
“The desert was arid, with no rain for months.”
What does arid mean? How do you know?
Arid means dry.
“Dogs need food, water, exercise, and love to stay healthy.”
What is the main idea?
The main idea is dogs need to stay healthy.
Give me more words that you may see on your 3rd grade gateway test for photo. Give me atleast 2.
Picture
Illustration
Photo
The story says:
“Liam slammed the door and stomped to his room.”
Question: How is Liam feeling? Use text evidence.
He is angry. Text evidence: “slammed the door” and “stomped.”
Passage:
“The classroom was silent. Pencils scratched softly on paper.”
What are students most likely doing? How do you know?
Students are likely taking a test or working quietly. Usually when it is quiet in a classroom or when you hear pencils scratching softly on paper, students are taking a test.
“She was famished after skipping lunch.”
What does famished mean?
Famished means hungry or starving.
“In winter, bears eat extra food. Then they sleep in caves for months.”
What is the main idea?
The main idea is Bears prepare for and sleep during winter.
Biography is a true story about a real person's life that is written by someone else.
Lily looked out the window and saw dark clouds covering the sky. The wind began to blow the trees back and forth. She grabbed her umbrella before leaving the house.
What kind of weather is Lily expecting? Use text evidence to support your answer.
Passage:
“Carlos practiced every day after school. He wanted to make the team.”
What is Carlos’s goal?
Carlos goal is to make the team.
“The kitten was timid and hid behind the couch.”
What does timid mean?
Timid means shy or scared.
Which supports the main idea better?
Main idea: “Plants need sunlight.”
A. Plants can be green.
B. Plants grow toward windows.
B. Plants grow toward windows.
What is theme?
The passage says:
“The sky turned dark, and thunder boomed loudly.”
What kind of weather is coming? Give text evidence.
A storm. Evidence: “sky turned dark” and “thunder boomed.”
Passage:
“The tiny seed pushed through the soil and reached toward the sunlight.”
What is happening? How do you know?
A plant is growing. When a plant is growing the seeds will push through the soil.
“Although Marcus appeared confident on stage, his trembling hands revealed his anxiety.”
What does anxiety mean?
Anxiety means nervousness or worry
Every Saturday morning, Maya wakes up early to help her grandmother in the garden. She pulls weeds, waters the plants, and carefully picks ripe vegetables. Over time, Maya has learned how to tell when tomatoes are ready and how much sunlight different plants need. She feels proud when customers at the farmers market buy the vegetables she helped grow.
What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Maya likes going to the farmers market.
B. Maya is learning responsibility and gardening skills by helping her grandmother.
C. Vegetables need sunlight and water to grow.
B. Maya is learning responsibility and gardening skills by helping her grandmother.
What is setting?
What are characters?
What is conflict?
What is solution?
Setting is where and when the story takes place.
Characters are the people in the story.
Conflict is the main challenge(problem) in the story.
Solution is how the problem gets solved.