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Common Core Standard RI.8.1 Questions

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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Grade 8 Reading Strategies CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1
What is the most logical main idea you can conclude from reading this selection?
  1. We will soon run out of water in Texas if the drought continues.
  2. Water conservation is expensive if you have to replace all your old fixtures and appliances.
  3. Having a green lawn during a drought is neither a good goal nor a likely choice for water conservation.
  4. Little everyday habits within my family can have a huge impact on water usage.
Grade 8 Reading Strategies CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1
Why would you want to read "How to Save Water"?
  1. to understand causes for droughts
  2. to learn specific steps for water conservation
  3. to appreciate one of the side effects of global climate change
  4. all of the above.
Grade 8 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, RI.8.1, RI.8.3

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What can you infer about the stems of nettles from the description in paragraph 2?
  1. They have prickers.
  2. They are smooth.
  3. They are hard to pull.
  4. They look pretty.
Grade 8 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.5, RI.8.1, RI.8.5

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Which piece of parental advice is supported by the information in paragraph 3?
  1. Keep your elbows off the table!
  2. Don't play with your food!
  3. Chew with your mouth closed!
  4. Don't eat too much!
Grade 8 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1
Video gaming is one of the largest industries in America. Each day more and more children are getting addicted to video games. There have been many video game opponents accusing the industry of becoming too violent. It is not uncommon to play a shoot 'em up game where ten people are getting killed every minute. Yet, despite pressures of society to eliminate violent video games, as each day passes, more gamers are getting hooked.

What conclusions can you draw about the video game industry?
  1. As time goes on more and more children will play video games
  2. As time goes on the video game industry will lose money
  3. As time goes on more parents will prevent their children from playing violent video games
  4. As time goes on, pressure to make games less violent will decrease the number of shooting games
Grade 8 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1
Martin Scorsese is a director of astonishing power and Gangs of New York is a movie of astonishing imagination, ambition, and scope. The first fifteen minutes are as dazzling as any images ever put on screen. The rest of the movie veers from brilliant to flawed, but it is unfailingly arresting, provocative, and powerful.
adapted from "Movie Mom's Review of Gangs of New York" by Nell Minow

What will be the reviewer's final opinion on the movie?
  1. The reviewer will give the movie a negative review.
  2. The reviewer will not like the movie past its first fifteen minutes.
  3. The reviewer will not recommend the movie because it was made by Martin Scorsese.
  4. The reviewer will give the movie a positive review.
Grade 8 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1

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According to the passage, proper table etiquette helps make everyone at the table comfortable.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1

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Which sentence from the above passage best describes the main idea of the third paragraph?
  1. "McHugh joins Gates as Republicans in important positions dealing with the nation's military."
  2. "The president values different opinions in his administration."
  3. "He kept Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense."
  4. "He did not agree with cuts Obama wanted to make in military budgets."
Grade 8 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.8.1

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Which of these sentences most strongly supports the main idea of this passage?
  1. "Many expect Irving's Latino population to increase to more than 50 percent."
  2. "Irving also has many city parks."
  3. "Many customers will order cafe con leche, or coffee with milk, a favorite drink in Mexico."
  4. "Driving into Irving from the east, you're greeted by the town's most famous building: the white-domed Texas Stadium with the big hole in its roof."

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