Explicit meanings refer to ideas or details that are stated directly in a text.
What are explicit meanings?(1 point)
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
ideas or details that are stated directly in a text
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
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What is textual evidence?(1 point)
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
details or clues in a story that foreshadow its ending
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
details or clues in a story that foreshadow its ending
Textual evidence refers to information in a text that supports an idea or analysis.
What is an inference?(1 point)
an analysis of ideas or details included in a text
an idea or detail that is stated directly in a text
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that supports an idea or analysis
an analysis of ideas or details included in a text
an idea or detail that is stated directly in a text
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that supports an idea or analysis
An inference is a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning.
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question. Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole. What detail from the text best supports the inference that Daniel is having feelings similar to the narrator’s? (1 point)
They have both recently escaped from certain death.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
They have both recently escaped from certain death.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
The detail from the text that best supports the inference that Daniel is having feelings similar to the narrator’s is Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets. This suggests he is trying to cope with his feelings, similar to the narrator's feelings of dread and distress.
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question. What details from the text explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
The move like a machine.
They work without needing to speak.
They have callused hands.
They have untamed beards.
They speak different languages.
The move like a machine.
They work without needing to speak.
They have callused hands.
They have untamed beards.
They speak different languages.
The two details from the text that explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently are:
- They move like a machine.
- They work without needing to speak.