Find Text Evidence
Grade 3 - Reading - Building Confidence
A student answers, "A class seed library helps students share seeds and learn from planting results." Which sentence from "The Seed Library" should the student cite as text evidence?
- Seed libraries are the most exciting part of science.
- The passage gives no useful evidence.
- Students sold vegetables at a weekend market.
- Each envelope listed the plant name, planting month, and number of seeds.
Which answer can be proven by this evidence from "The Night Hike": "The guide asked everyone to keep voices low."?
- The passage is mostly about a lunch problem.
- Mateo wants to scare the birds away.
- Mateo fed the owls from his hand.
- Mateo follows careful trail rules during a night hike.
Read "The Seed Library": Ms. Imani opened a seed library in a cabinet beside the science table. Each envelope listed the plant name, planting month, and number of seeds. Families borrowed seeds, planted them at home, and reported which plants grew well. Which claim is not supported by text evidence?
- The envelopes listed planting months.
- Families could borrow seeds from the library.
- Students compared which plants grew well in different gardens.
- Students sold vegetables at a weekend market.
A student says, "Talia added two folded braces underneath." Which text evidence from "The Bridge Revision" explains why that happened?
- The first bridge sagged under six washers.
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall.
- The passage gives no cause.
- Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.
Which evidence-and-explanation pair proves the answer about "The Night Hike"?
- Evidence: Mateo fed the owls from his hand. Explanation: it appears in the passage
- Evidence: Night hikes are better than daytime hikes. Explanation: opinions prove every answer
- Evidence: The guide asked everyone to keep voices low. Explanation: it supports "Mateo follows careful trail rules during a night hike."
- Evidence: I already knew this. Explanation: memory is enough
A student answers, "Mateo follows careful trail rules during a night hike." Which sentence from "The Night Hike" should the student cite as text evidence?
- The guide asked everyone to keep voices low.
- The passage gives no useful evidence.
- Night hikes are better than daytime hikes.
- Mateo wants to scare the birds away.
Which answer can be proven by this evidence from "The Classroom Debate": "Each student gave one reason and listened without interrupting."?
- Outdoor reward time is the only fair choice.
- A class debate lets students share reasons and make a fair choice.
- The passage is mostly about a lunch problem.
- The teacher dislikes student ideas.
Read "The Classroom Debate": Nora wanted the class to spend reward time outdoors, but Diego suggested a board-game hour. Each student gave one reason and listened without interrupting. After the vote, the teacher posted both ideas for the next reward day. Which claim is not supported by text evidence?
- The class held a debate and voted.
- The class canceled reward time for the month.
- Each student gave one reason and listened without interrupting.
- Students had two different reward-time suggestions.
A student says, "The class held a debate and voted." Which text evidence from "The Classroom Debate" explains why that happened?
- Students had two different reward-time suggestions.
- The passage gives no cause.
- The class canceled reward time for the month.
- The teacher dislikes student ideas.
Which evidence-and-explanation pair proves the answer about "The Bridge Revision"?
- Evidence: Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall. Explanation: it appears in the passage
- Evidence: She added two folded braces underneath the bridge. Explanation: it supports "Talia improves a bridge design by using evidence from a test."
- Evidence: I already knew this. Explanation: memory is enough
- Evidence: Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project. Explanation: opinions prove every answer