Providing Evidence Quick Check

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Question
How do writers provide support for a text analysis?(1 point)
Responses

by asking questions
by asking questions

by using evidence
by using evidence

by stating their opinions
by stating their opinions

by forming new ideas

by using evidence

Why is it important for readers to check for evidence in a text?(1 point)

Responses

to set a purpose for reading
to set a purpose for reading

to prove that the author is wrong
to prove that the author is wrong

to determine if the information is believable
to determine if the information is believable

to learn about the writing process

to determine if the information is believable

Providing Evidence Quick Check

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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

Wildfires are essential to the survival of certain plant species.

Which piece of information provides the best evidence to support the idea in the sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.
Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.

Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.

Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.

Ecosystems benefit from the plants that grow after a wildfire.

Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.

Providing Evidence Quick Check

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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

At a low intensity, flames can clean up debris and underbrush on the forest floor, add nutrients to the soil, and open up space to let sunlight through to the ground.​

Which topic sentence does the evidence best support?

(1 point)
Responses

High temperatures and low rainfall turn plants into the perfect fuel for wildfires.
High temperatures and low rainfall turn plants into the perfect fuel for wildfires.

Wildfires that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.
Wildfires that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.

Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.

Climate change has left some ecosystems more susceptible to wildfires.

Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.

Which option best describes evidence in a text?(1 point)

Responses

the way information is organized
the way information is organized

a reason for writing a text
a reason for writing a text

a conclusion drawn from details in the text
a conclusion drawn from details in the text

the facts and information that support an idea

the facts and information that support an idea

Cells Unit Test

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Question
A student claims that viruses are alive because they have genetic material and can reproduce. Is this student’s claim correct?(1 point)
Responses

Yes, viruses are alive because they can reproduce.
Yes, viruses are alive because they can reproduce.

No, viruses are not alive because they do not have genetic material nor can they reproduce.
No, viruses are not alive because they do not have genetic material nor can they reproduce.

Yes, viruses are alive because they have genetic material.
Yes, viruses are alive because they have genetic material.

No, viruses are not alive because they rely on a host organism to be able to reproduce.