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Cite Evidence From the Text
Grade 4 - Reading - Challenge Me
Worksheet 1
1Pick the detail a reader should cite. Which evidence from "The Night Sky Notebook" supports this claim: The passage compares the winter sky with a summer chart.
2Find the clearest text evidence. A reader infers that she wants students to choose the mural for thoughtful reasons. Which detail from "Library Mural Vote" supports that inference?
3Select the detail that proves it. Which quote best proves the main idea of "Market Garden Budget"?
4Use the passage to support the claim. What should an answer about "Library Mural Vote" include to be well supported?
5Find the clearest text evidence. Which detail does not support the claim "Jonah used new evidence to improve his argument."?
6Choose the strongest support. Which evidence from "The Night Sky Notebook" supports this claim: The passage compares the winter sky with a summer chart.
7Pick the detail a reader should cite. A reader infers that she wants to improve the oven after comparing the test results. Which detail from "Solar Oven Test" supports that inference?
8Choose the strongest support. Which quote best proves the main idea of "Debate Team Switch"?
9Use the passage to support the claim. What should an answer about "The Maple Tree Journal" include to be well supported?
10Pick the detail a reader should cite. Which detail does not support the claim "Sunlight affected how well the solar oven worked."?
About this worksheet
Citing text evidence means using a detail from the passage to prove an answer. Fourth graders may give a correct answer but then choose evidence that is merely nearby, interesting, or true for a different reason. This worksheet keeps the claims specific and asks children to select the sentence that actually supports each claim. Some choices are true details that do not prove the point, which is the important distinction. A parent should ask, How does that sentence prove your answer? If the child can only say because it was in the passage, the evidence may be weak. Strong evidence has a direct link to the claim, and students should be able to explain that link in their own words.
What your child will learn
Match a claim with direct text evidence
Tell strong evidence from a merely true detail
Use details from the passage to support an inference
Explain how evidence proves an answer
Worked example
To prove that the solar oven depended on sunlight, use the detail that the cheese softened quickly at noon but melted slowly under clouds.
Common mistake
Choosing a true detail from the passage even though it does not support the claim.
Worksheet 1