Grade 5 · Reading & language

Choose relevant supporting evidence

Connect a claim to a detail that actually supports it.

8 authored questions + worked example

Worked example

Bees visited five flower beds. The garden also has a stone path.

Which detail supports the claim “the garden attracts pollinators”?

Answer & why

Answer: Bees visited five flower beds.

The detail directly supports the claim about pollinators.

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All questions

All 8 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

The seedling's height increased by 3 centimeters. Its pot is blue.

Which detail supports the claim “the seedling grew”?

  1. Listeners at the back repeated the words correctly.
  2. Membership rose from 12 to 19.
  3. Its height increased by 3 centimeters.
  4. Bees visited five flower beds.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: Its height increased by 3 centimeters.

The detail directly supports the claim about height.

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Question 2

After the microphone was adjusted, listeners at the back repeated the words correctly.

Which detail supports the claim “the audience could hear the speaker”?

  1. Listeners at the back repeated the words correctly.
  2. The bucket stayed dry after the repair.
  3. Membership rose from 12 to 19.
  4. Bees visited five flower beds.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: Listeners at the back repeated the words correctly.

The detail directly supports the claim about hearing.

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Question 3

Bees visited five flower beds. The garden also has a stone path.

Which detail supports the claim “the garden attracts pollinators”?

  1. The bucket stayed dry after the repair.
  2. Bees visited five flower beds.
  3. The new path is 400 meters; the old one is 650.
  4. Membership rose from 12 to 19.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: Bees visited five flower beds.

The detail directly supports the claim about pollinators.

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Question 4

Membership rose from 12 to 19. The club meets on Tuesday.

Which detail supports the claim “the club is growing”?

  1. The new path is 400 meters; the old one is 650.
  2. The bucket stayed dry after the repair.
  3. Membership rose from 12 to 19.
  4. Visits increased from 30 to 48.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: Membership rose from 12 to 19.

The detail directly supports the claim about growth.

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Question 5

Rain fell after the roof repair, but the bucket below the old leak stayed dry.

Which detail supports the claim “the repair reduced leaks”?

  1. The new path is 400 meters; the old one is 650.
  2. Visits increased from 30 to 48.
  3. The bucket stayed dry after the repair.
  4. The wrapped cup stayed warmer.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: The bucket stayed dry after the repair.

The detail directly supports the claim about leaks.

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Question 6

The new path is 400 meters; the old one is 650. Both end at the same gate.

Which detail supports the claim “the route is shorter”?

  1. Visits increased from 30 to 48.
  2. Its height increased by 3 centimeters.
  3. The wrapped cup stayed warmer.
  4. The new path is 400 meters; the old one is 650.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: The new path is 400 meters; the old one is 650.

The detail directly supports the claim about distance.

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Question 7

Visits increased from 30 to 48 after opening hours changed. The walls were repainted.

Which detail supports the claim “more learners used the library”?

  1. Visits increased from 30 to 48.
  2. Listeners at the back repeated the words correctly.
  3. Its height increased by 3 centimeters.
  4. The wrapped cup stayed warmer.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: Visits increased from 30 to 48.

The detail directly supports the claim about visits.

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Question 8

Two identical cups began at the same temperature. After 20 minutes, the wrapped cup stayed warmer.

Which detail supports the claim “the insulation slowed cooling”?

  1. Listeners at the back repeated the words correctly.
  2. Its height increased by 3 centimeters.
  3. Bees visited five flower beds.
  4. The wrapped cup stayed warmer.
A hint

Ask whether the detail makes this particular claim more likely to be true.

Answer & why

Answer: The wrapped cup stayed warmer.

The detail directly supports the claim about temperature.

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