Strong Evidence for Claims Worksheet
📝 Worksheet hard ⏱️ 20 minutes 8 problems
Strong Evidence for Claims Worksheet
Grade 6 English Language Arts LearnCrux.com
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Match the term to its meaning: relevance
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2. Which is the best first step when citing evidence?
3. Match the phrase to its meaning: textual evidence
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4. A response that gives proof without explanation is missing the __ step.
5. Why is one strong quotation often enough?
6. Which evidence best supports a central idea about urban trees helping cities?
7. A paraphrase should restate the idea without changing the author’s __.
8. Why is random evidence weak even if it comes from the text?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. how directly the evidence fits the claim
2. decide what point you are trying to prove
3. proof from the text
4. analysis
5. A precise quotation that is well explained can prove the point more clearly than several weak ones
6. a statistic showing lower summer temperatures on tree-lined streets
7. meaning
8. If the evidence does not connect clearly to the claim, it does not actually support the response