Use Evidence in Informational Text
Grade 5 - Reading - On Level
Which detail from "Community Mural" best supports this informational claim: The mural should include both historic scenes and current portraits.
- elders, students, and store owners requested different images
- butterflies already stop where milkweed grows
- bare rock rose 12 degrees while shaded soil rose 3 degrees
- Tessa paused, studied open squares, and trapped the queen
Which inference is supported by this detail: A coach's note says Tessa spent extra time on crowded-board puzzles.
- The class should use both covers at different times.
- The mural should include both historic scenes and current portraits.
- Players should slow down when the board is complicated.
- Tessa chose patience instead of rushing
Which quote would be too weak to prove the main informational point in "Weather Station"?
- choose the route that matched the day's conditions
- for a month
- she paused and studied the open squares
- a chain of flower beds could turn the walk into a pollinator path
Why is "the clear cover helped sprouts, and shade cloth cooled plants" stronger evidence than "lettuce is a common garden plant"?
- it is shorter
- it uses no facts
- it directly supports the passage claim
- it ignores the topic
What should a reader do before answering an informational question about "Solar Garden"?
- choose the longest option
- skip all source notes
- answer from memory only
- find the sentence or feature that proves the answer
Which detail from "Weather Station" best supports this informational claim: The report should include surface type when explaining warming.
- the weather notice predicts strong gusts near cliffs
- bare rock rose 12 degrees while shaded soil rose 3 degrees
- elders, students, and store owners requested different images
- the clear cover helped sprouts, and shade cloth cooled plants
Which inference is supported by this detail: A weather notice says gusts may reach 35 miles per hour near cliffs.
- Hikers should choose the marsh path on windy days.
- the best trail choice depends on weather and purpose
- The school should plant the pollinator path.
- The robot should use the slower scanner setting.
Which quote would be too weak to prove the main informational point in "River Bridge"?
- Malik interviewed neighbors
- accuracy mattered more than speed
- both covers solved different problems
- surface type affects how fast a place warms
Why is "Tessa paused, studied open squares, and trapped the queen" stronger evidence than "the match happened at the end of the tournament"?
- it directly supports the passage claim
- it ignores the topic
- it uses no facts
- it is shorter
What should a reader do before answering an informational question about "Library Robot"?
- find the sentence or feature that proves the answer
- skip all source notes
- choose the longest option
- answer from memory only