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Matching points to their evidence

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 10-11

Name ______________________ Date ____________

A made-up text says: 'A class pet gives pupils a daily duty: they feed their fish using a rota. A pet also makes Mondays nicer.' Which detail supports the daily-duty point?
- Pupils feed their fish daily using a rota
- Pupils find Monday mornings more enjoyable
- Every class should have its own pet fish
A made-up text recommends later school starts for better sleep and lower bus costs. It reports that teens at one school slept 45 minutes more each night after a later start. Which specific reason does this result directly support?
- Later starts can reduce the school's bus costs
- Later starts can help teens get more sleep at night
- The school should choose a later starting time
A true fact always supports whichever point a writer places beside it.
Circle one: True False
A text says: 'Recycling is a great idea. It is really great.' Does the second sentence add evidence?
- Yes, it reports an example of reduced waste
- No, it repeats a judgement without new support
- Yes, it compares measurements before and after
A made-up text says: 'Homework should be shorter. Shorter homework may allow more sleep: our class logs reported 22 more minutes of sleep per night during a week with shorter homework.' Which sentence supplies evidence?
- Shorter homework may leave more time for sleep
- The class logs reported 22 more minutes of sleep
- The writer recommends making homework shorter
A text makes 4 points. Exactly 3 have relevant supporting details, and the remaining point has none. How many points have no support?
Answer: ______________
A text says: 'Everyone should drink more water. Water is needed for life.' What support is missing for the recommendation about everyone?
- A reason why living things need water
- Evidence that everyone needs more water
- A recommendation about drinking water
A made-up text says: 'Longer recess may help focus. One class scored 10 points higher on focus tests after extra recess.' Why does the writer include the test result?
- To show how much pupils enjoyed the longer recess
- To describe a change in the playground's size
- To support the point about focus with a test result
A made-up garden report says: 'We produced fresh food: we picked 30 pounds of tomatoes. Pupils practised teamwork: they shared the garden jobs in four teams.' Which matching fits the details?
- Tomatoes support teamwork; shared jobs support food
- Both details support food; neither supports teamwork
- Tomatoes support food; shared jobs support teamwork
Two made-up texts claim bedtime reading may help children fall asleep faster. A reports a study in which children fell asleep 15 minutes faster after reading. B says reading feels cosy. Which gives more direct support for the sleep-time claim?
- A, because it reports a change in time to fall asleep
- B, because feeling cosy establishes a change in sleep time
- Both, because each reports a change in sleep time

Answer key

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Pupils feed their fish daily using a rota · Feeding fish according to a rota is the duty described. It supports the point about having a daily job.
Later starts can help teens get more sleep at night · The result directly supports the sleep reason. Through that reason, it also contributes support to the overall later-start recommendation.
False · A fact must have a relevant connection to the point. Its position beside a claim does not create that connection.
No, it repeats a judgement without new support · The second sentence repeats the judgement. It supplies no observation, record or example to support it.
The class logs reported 22 more minutes of sleep · The logs supply a reported observation relevant to sleep time. The recommendation and point do not supply that observation.
1 · Subtract the 3 supported points from all 4 points. One point remains unsupported.
Evidence that everyone needs more water · Water being needed for life is factual. It does not establish that everyone needs more than they currently drink.
To support the point about focus with a test result · The test result concerns focus, so it is relevant support. It does not alone prove that extra recess caused the score change.
Tomatoes support food; shared jobs support teamwork · Picking tomatoes shows food production. Sharing the jobs describes pupils working together.
A, because it reports a change in time to fall asleep · A reports the outcome named in the claim: time to fall asleep. B describes comfort, not a change in that time.