Author Claim and Evidence
Grade 5 - Reading - Building Confidence
Claim support: which sentence best supports the claim "The school garden helped students learn science."?
- Students measured plant growth and recorded results each week.
- The claim is written as a sentence.
- The author uses a period.
Evidence weakness: which sentence does not strongly support "Bike lanes can make travel safer."?
- The evidence gives a clear outcome.
- Many bikes have two wheels.
- A related result was measured.
Argument evidence: which sentence best supports the claim "Reading every night can build fluency."?
- The author uses a period.
- Students who practiced nightly read more words correctly after a month.
- The claim is written as a sentence.
Support problem: which sentence does not strongly support "Reusable bottles reduce trash."?
- The evidence gives a clear outcome.
- Water can be cold.
- A related result was measured.
Evidence match: which sentence best supports the claim "Practice improved the choir performance."?
- The author uses a period.
- The choir missed fewer notes after two weeks of rehearsals.
- The claim is written as a sentence.
Off-topic support: which sentence does not strongly support "The school garden helped students learn science."?
- A related result was measured.
- The garden gate was painted green.
- The evidence gives a clear outcome.
Relevant evidence: which sentence best supports the claim "Bike lanes can make travel safer."?
- The author uses a period.
- After lanes were added, fewer bike accidents were reported.
- The claim is written as a sentence.
Claim mismatch: which sentence does not strongly support "Reading every night can build fluency."?
- The evidence gives a clear outcome.
- A related result was measured.
- Some books have colorful covers.
Support check: which sentence best supports the claim "Reusable bottles reduce trash."?
- The cafeteria threw away fewer plastic bottles after students switched.
- The claim is written as a sentence.
- The author uses a period.
Weak evidence check: which sentence does not strongly support "Practice improved the choir performance."?
- A related result was measured.
- The stage curtain was red.
- The evidence gives a clear outcome.