Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts : Identify Supporting Details
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Example Question #1 : Identify Supporting Details
Grow Flower, Grow by Marie Smith
A flower starts out as a very small seed.
The seed gets planted in the dirt.
The seed needs lots of water to help it grow.
Soon, a green stem and green leaves will poke out of the dirt.
Then, a flower will start to bloom.
Water and sunlight are a flower's food.
So, water and sunlight will help keep a flower alive.
According to the text, why does sunlight and water keep the flower alive?
Because water and sunlight help the dirt
Because water and sunlight are good
Because water and sunlight are a plant's food
Because water and sunlight make the plant happy
Because water and sunlight are a plant's food
We can look at the text to help us answer this question.
Water and sunlight are the flower's food.
So, water and sunlight will help keep the flower alive.
Food helps keep things alive, and sunlight and water are a flowers food. So, the correct answer is "Because water and sunlight are a plant's food".
Example Question #2 : Identify Supporting Details
Arctic Animals
The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. It is covered in ice and snow and the temperature can drop below freezing. Living in the Arctic is very difficult but many animals call the Arctic home.
Arctic hares live in the Arctic. In the summer, the Arctic hare has brown fur. In the winter the hare’s fur grows thicker and warmer. Their fur also turns white in the winter.
Snowy owls live in the Arctic. They have small ears to keep in heat. Unlike most owls, the snowy owl hunts during the day.
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. They have thick, white fur to keep them warm and stay safe from predators.
Wolves live in the Arctic. They have thick white and gray fur. Groups of arctic wolves hunt together in packs.
Harp seals live in the Arctic. Adult harp seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber. Blubber keeps seals warm in the cold, icy arctic water. Baby seals have thick white fur.
Penguins live in the Arctic. Penguins have webbed feet to help them walk on the ice. Penguins are very good swimmers. They use their wings to help them swim. Penguins have a waterproof coat of feathers to help then stay dry and warm in the icy, Arctic water.
Polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears have thick, white fur to stay warm. They even have fur on the bottoms of their feet. Polar bears also have thick blubber.
Which two animals use blubber to help them stay warm in the Arctic?
Harp seal and polar bear
Polar Bear and penguin
Harp seal and Arctic wolf.
Penguin and Arctic hare
Harp seal and polar bear
The text says “Adult harp seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber. Blubber keeps seals warm in the cold, icy water.” The text also says “Polar bears also have thick blubber.” Penguins have waterproof feathers to stay warm. The Arctic hare has thick, white fur to stay warm. The Arctic wolf has thick gray and white fur to stay warm.
Example Question #3 : Identify Supporting Details
Arctic Animals
The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. It is covered in ice and snow and the temperature can drop below freezing. Living in the Arctic is very difficult but many animals call the Arctic home.
Arctic hares live in the Arctic. In the summer, the Arctic hare has brown fur. In the winter the hare’s fur grows thicker and warmer. Their fur also turns white in the winter.
Snowy owls live in the Arctic. They have small ears to keep in heat. Unlike most owls, the snowy owl hunts during the day.
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. They have thick, white fur to keep them warm and stay safe from predators.
Wolves live in the Arctic. They have thick white and gray fur. Groups of arctic wolves hunt together in packs.
Harp seals live in the Arctic. Adult harp seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber. Blubber keeps seals warm in the cold, icy arctic water. Baby seals have thick white fur.
Penguins live in the Arctic. Penguins have webbed feet to help them walk on the ice. Penguins are very good swimmers. They use their wings to help them swim. Penguins have a waterproof coat of feathers to help then stay dry and warm in the icy, Arctic water.
Polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears have thick, white fur to stay warm. They even have fur on the bottoms of their feet. Polar bears also have thick blubber.
Why do webbed feet help the penguin survive in the Arctic?
Webbed feet help the penguin walk on ice
Webbed feet help the penguin catch food
Webbed feet help the penguin stay warm
Webbed feet help the penguin swim fast
Webbed feet help the penguin walk on ice
The text says “Penguins have webbed feet to help them walk on ice.” Ice is slippery and it is easy to slip and fall. A penguin’s wings help them swim fast. A penguin’s waterproof feathers help them stay warm. The text does not talk about how penguins catch food.
Example Question #4 : Identify Supporting Details
African Elephants
Elephants are the biggest animals living on land. An adult elephant can weigh as much as a school bus! The biggest elephants live in Africa.
Trunk
Elephants have a long trunk. An elephant uses its trunk in many ways. An elephant’s trunk is its nose. It uses its trunk to smell and breathe. Elephants also use their trunks like a hand. An elephant can pick up grass and branches with its trunk. It uses its trunk to reach high up and grab food from trees. Elephants eat fruit, leaves and plants. An elephant also uses its trunk to take a shower. Elephants use their trunks to make sounds. Elephants roar, rumble and growl. When there is danger, elephants use their trunks to make a loud horn noise to warn others and scare away predators.
Tusks
African elephants have tusks. Tusks are long teeth. Elephants use their tusks to dig holes. They also use their tusks to carry things. Elephants can rest their trunk on their tusks. Elephant’s tusks also help them stay safe. They can use their tusks to protect themselves from enemies.
Ears
Elephants have big ears. Elephants use their ears to stay cool on hot days. Elephants flap their ears to cool off and keep insects away from their face.
Wrinkled Skin
Elephants have wrinkled skin. Elephants cover their skin in mud and dirt to protect their skin from sunburn and bug bites.
Feet
Elephants have big feet. Elephants have pads on the bottom of their feet to help them walk quietly.
What has a long trunk, two big tusks, big ears and wrinkled skin? It’s an African elephant!
According to the text, why does an elephant cover itself in dirt?
to hide from predators
to play
to protect itself from getting a sunburn
to clean itself
to protect itself from getting a sunburn
We can start to look for this answer under the subtitle "Wrinkled Skin" because this question is asking us about the elephants body, or skin. We are told in the text that "Elephants cover their skin in mud and dirt to protect their skin from sunburn and bug bites."
Example Question #1 : Identify Supporting Details
African Elephants
Elephants are the biggest animals living on land. An adult elephant can weigh as much as a school bus! The biggest elephants live in Africa.
Trunk
Elephants have a long trunk. An elephant uses its trunk in many ways. An elephant’s trunk is its nose. It uses its trunk to smell and breathe. Elephants also use their trunks like a hand. An elephant can pick up grass and branches with its trunk. It uses its trunk to reach high up and grab food from trees. Elephants eat fruit, leaves and plants. An elephant also uses its trunk to take a shower. Elephants use their trunks to make sounds. Elephants roar, rumble and growl. When there is danger, elephants use their trunks to make a loud horn noise to warn other elephants and scare away predators.
Tusks
African elephants have tusks. Tusks are long teeth. Elephants use their tusks to dig holes. They also use their tusks to carry things. Elephants can rest their trunk on their tusks. Elephant’s tusks also help them stay safe. They can use their tusks to protect themselves from enemies.
Ears
Elephants have big ears. Elephants use their ears to stay cool on hot days. Elephants flap their ears to cool off and keep insects away from their face.
Wrinkled Skin
Elephants have wrinkled skin. Elephants cover their skin in mud and dirt to protect their skin from sunburn and bug bites.
Feet
Elephants have big feet. Elephants have pads on the bottom of their feet to help them walk quietly.
What has a long trunk, two big tusks, big ears and wrinkled skin? It’s an African elephant!
According to the text, how does an elephant use its trunk?
to talk to other elephants
to hold hands with other elephants
to swat away bugs
to wave hello to other elephants
to talk to other elephants
To find the answer to this question we can look under the subtitle "Trunk" because this question is asking about an elephant's trunk. It says in the text, " It uses its trunk to smell and breathe. Elephants also use their trunks like a hand. An elephant can pick up grass and branches with its trunk. It uses its trunk to reach high up and grab food from trees. Elephants eat fruit, leaves and plants. An elephant also uses its trunk to take a shower. Elephants use their trunks to make sounds. Elephants roar, rumble and growl. When there is danger, elephants use their trunks make a loud horn noise to warn other elephants and scare away predators." There are many ways they use their trunk. But given our answer choice options, "To talk to other elephants" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Identify Supporting Details
African Elephants
Elephants are the biggest animals living on land. An adult elephant can weigh as much as a school bus! The biggest elephants live in Africa.
Trunk
Elephants have a long trunk. An elephant uses its trunk in many ways. An elephant’s trunk is its nose. It uses its trunk to smell and breathe. Elephants also use their trunks like a hand. An elephant can pick up grass and branches with its trunk. It uses its trunk to reach high up and grab food from trees. Elephants eat fruit, leaves and plants. An elephant also uses its trunk to take a shower. Elephants use their trunks to make sounds. Elephants roar, rumble and growl. When there is danger, elephants use their trunks to make a loud horn noise to warn others and scare away predators.
Tusks
African elephants have tusks. Tusks are long teeth. Elephants use their tusks to dig holes. They also use their tusks to carry things. Elephants can rest their trunk on their tusks. Elephant’s tusks also help them stay safe. They can use their tusks to protect themselves from enemies.
Ears
Elephants have big ears. Elephants use their ears to stay cool on hot days. Elephants flap their ears to cool off and keep insects away from their face.
Wrinkled Skin
Elephants have wrinkled skin. Elephants cover their skin in mud and dirt to protect their skin from sunburn and bug bites.
Feet
Elephants have big feet. Elephants have pads on the bottom of their feet to help them walk quietly.
What has a long trunk, two big tusks, big ears and wrinkled skin? It’s an African elephant!
According to the text, how does an elephant use its tusks?
to scratch itself when it gets a bug bite
to chew its food
to move heavy trees that have fallen
to dig holes and carry things
to dig holes and carry things
To answer this question, we can look under the subtitle "Tusks" since this question asks us how elephants use their tusks. "Elephants use their tusks to dig holes. They also use their tusks to carry things. Elephants can rest their trunk on their tusks. Elephant’s tusks also help them stay safe. They can use their tusks to protect themselves from enemies."
Given our answer choices, "dig holes and carry things" is the correct answer.
Example Question #4 : Identify Supporting Details
African Elephants
Elephants are the biggest animals living on land. An adult elephant can weigh as much as a school bus! The biggest elephants live in Africa.
Trunk
Elephants have a long trunk. An elephant uses its trunk in many ways. An elephant’s trunk is its nose. It uses its trunk to smell and breathe. Elephants also use their trunks like a hand. An elephant can pick up grass and branches with its trunk. It uses its trunk to reach high up and grab food from trees. Elephants eat fruit, leaves and plants. An elephant also uses its trunk to take a shower. Elephants use their trunks to make sounds. Elephants roar, rumble and growl. When there is danger, elephants use their trunks to make a loud horn noise to warn others and scare away predators.
Tusks
African elephants have tusks. Tusks are long teeth. Elephants use their tusks to dig holes. They also use their tusks to carry things. Elephants can rest their trunk on their tusks. Elephant’s tusks also help them stay safe. They can use their tusks to protect themselves from enemies.
Ears
Elephants have big ears. Elephants use their ears to stay cool on hot days. Elephants flap their ears to cool off and keep insects away from their face.
Wrinkled Skin
Elephants have wrinkled skin. Elephants cover their skin in mud and dirt to protect their skin from sunburn and bug bites.
Feet
Elephants have big feet. Elephants have pads on the bottom of their feet to help them walk quietly.
What has a long trunk, two big tusks, big ears and wrinkled skin? It’s an African elephant!
According to the text, why does an elephant have pads on the bottom of its feet?
To help it fight off predators
To help it stomp on branches
To help it walk quietly
To help protect it from the hot ground
To help it walk quietly
We can look for the answer to this question under the subtitle "Feet" because the question is asking about an elephant's feet. The text says, "Elephants have pads on the bottom of their feet to help them walk quietly."
Example Question #13 : Integration Of Knowledge And Ideas
African Elephants
Elephants are the biggest animals living on land. An adult elephant can weigh as much as a school bus! The biggest elephants live in Africa.
Trunk
Elephants have a long trunk. An elephant uses its trunk in many ways. An elephant’s trunk is its nose. It uses its trunk to smell and breathe. Elephants also use their trunks like a hand. An elephant can pick up grass and branches with its trunk. It uses its trunk to reach high up and grab food from trees. Elephants eat fruit, leaves and plants. An elephant also uses its trunk to take a shower. Elephants use their trunks to make sounds. Elephants roar, rumble and growl. When there is danger, elephants use their trunks to make a loud horn noise to warn others and scare away predators.
Tusks
African elephants have tusks. Tusks are long teeth. Elephants use their tusks to dig holes. They also use their tusks to carry things. Elephants can rest their trunk on their tusks. Elephant’s tusks also help them stay safe. They can use their tusks to protect themselves from enemies.
Ears
Elephants have big ears. Elephants use their ears to stay cool on hot days. Elephants flap their ears to cool off and keep insects away from their face.
Wrinkled Skin
Elephants have wrinkled skin. Elephants cover their skin in mud and dirt to protect their skin from sunburn and bug bites.
Feet
Elephants have big feet. Elephants have pads on the bottom of their feet to help them walk quietly.
What has a long trunk, two big tusks, big ears and wrinkled skin? It’s an African elephant!
According to the text, how does an elephant stay cool when it is hot?
It covers itself in mud and dirt
It sleeps in the shade of large trees
It flaps its ears
It sprays water on itself with its trunk
It flaps its ears
The answer to this question can be found under the subtitle "Ears". Unfortunately, the question doesn't give us a clear of where to specifically look for this answer. The text says, "Elephants use their ears to stay cool on hot days. Elephants flap their ears to cool off and keep insects away from their face."
Example Question #2 : Identify Supporting Details
Arctic Animals
The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. It is covered in ice and snow and the temperature can drop below freezing. Living in the Arctic is very difficult but many animals call the Arctic home.
Arctic hares live in the Arctic. In the summer, the Arctic hare has brown fur. In the winter, when temperatures drop, the hare’s fur grows thicker and warmer. Their fur also turns white in the winter.
Snowy owls live in the Arctic. They have small ears to keep in heat. Unlike most owls, the snowy owl hunts during the day. Snowy owls have 2 layers of warm feathers. The snowy owl’s entire body is covered in warm feathers- even its legs and toes.
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. When winter comes the Arctic fox changes its brown summer fur for a thicker coat of white fur. The Arctic fox’s warm, snowy coat keeps it warm in cold temperatures and protects it from predators.
Wolves live in the Arctic. They have thick white and gray fur. Groups of Arctic wolves hunt together in packs.
Harp seals live in the Arctic. Adult harp seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber. Blubber keeps seals warm in the cold, icy arctic water. Baby seals have thick white fur. The baby pup quickly builds its blubber and loses its fluffy coat.
Penguins live in the Arctic. Penguins have webbed feet to help them walk on the ice. Penguins are very good swimmers. They use their wings to help them swim. When penguins are born they have a thick, fluffy coat of gray and white down feathers. Adult penguins have a waterproof coat of feathers to help then stay dry and warm in the icy, Arctic water.
Polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears have thick, white fur to stay warm. They even have fur on the bottoms of their feet. Polar bears also have thick blubber.
The Arctic is a difficult place to live but many animals have found ways to stay warm and survive here.
How are the Arctic hare and the Arctic fox similar?
They both have a thick layer of blubber
They both hunt during the day
They both have thick, white fur
They both can swim
They both have thick, white fur
The text says “In the winter, the hare’s fur grows thicker and warmer. Their fur also turns white in the winter.” The text also says “Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. They have thick, white fur to keep them warm and help them stay safe from predators.” Both animals use their thick, white fur to keep them warm and help them blend in.
Example Question #2 : Identify Supporting Details
Arctic Animals
The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth. It is covered in ice and snow and the temperature can drop below freezing. Living in the Arctic is very difficult but many animals call the Arctic home.
Arctic hares live in the Arctic. In the summer, the Arctic hare has brown fur. In the winter, when temperatures drop, the hare’s fur grows thicker and warmer. Their fur also turns white in the winter.
Snowy owls live in the Arctic. They have small ears to keep in heat. Unlike most owls, the snowy owl hunts during the day. Snowy owls have 2 layers of warm feathers. The snowy owl’s entire body is covered in warm feathers- even its legs and toes.
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. When winter comes the Arctic fox changes its brown summer fur for a thicker coat of white fur. The Arctic fox’s warm, snowy coat keeps it warm in cold temperatures and protects it from predators.
Wolves live in the Arctic. They have thick white and gray fur. Groups of Arctic wolves hunt together in packs.
Harp seals live in the Arctic. Adult harp seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber. Blubber keeps seals warm in the cold, icy arctic water. Baby seals have thick white fur. The baby pup quickly builds its blubber and loses its fluffy coat.
Penguins live in the Arctic. Penguins have webbed feet to help them walk on the ice. Penguins are very good swimmers. They use their wings to help them swim. When penguins are born they have a thick, fluffy coat of gray and white down feathers. Adult penguins have a waterproof coat of feathers to help then stay dry and warm in the icy, Arctic water.
Polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears have thick, white fur to stay warm. They even have fur on the bottoms of their feet. Polar bears also have thick blubber.
The Arctic is a difficult place to live but many animals have found ways to stay warm and survive here.
How do penguins stay warm in the Arctic?
They are good swimmers
They have thick fur
They have a waterproof coat
They hunt during the day
They have a waterproof coat
A penguin’s waterproof coat of feathers help them dry and warm when they swim in the cold water. Penguins are good swimmers, but this does not show how they stay warm. The text does not explain when penguins hunt. Penguins do not have fur.
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