When answering questions about a story or

passage, use relevant information from the

text to support your conclusions.

When doing outside research for an essay or

report, use reliable and authoritative sources

to find credible evidence.

Then, decide where the evidence belongs and

explain how it supports your reasoning.

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Which questions should you ask when evaluating text evidence? Choose the three best answers.

A. Does this information make me sound smart?
B. Why is this information important?
C. Does this information help illustrate my point?
D. How can I contact the author of this information?
E. How does this information relate to my ideas?

1 answer

The three best answers to ask when evaluating text evidence are:

B. Why is this information important?
C. Does this information help illustrate my point?
E. How does this information relate to my ideas?

These questions focus on the relevance and significance of the evidence in relation to your argument, while the other options either do not contribute to evaluating the evidence or are not practical.