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Penguins Supporting Evidence Worksheet

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  • 5
Standards
  • RI.5.6
  • RI.5.5
  • RI.5.8
  • RI.5.9
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About the Penguins Supporting Evidence Worksheet

This engaging reading comprehension worksheet focuses on developing students' ability to identify and analyze supporting evidence in informational text about penguins. The text discusses penguin adaptations, habitat, and conservation, accompanied by an illustration of penguins in their natural environment. Students learn to connect claims with their supporting evidence while learning fascinating facts about these Antarctic birds.

This interactive and printable worksheet, that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, Penguins Supporting Evidence, helps students strengthen their analytical reading skills through carefully crafted multiple-choice questions. The worksheet teaches students to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant evidence, identify textual support for specific claims, and understand the logical connection between statements and their supporting details.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

  • Identifying supporting evidence in informational text
  • Distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant evidence
  • Understanding animal adaptations and survival strategies
  • Developing critical reading and analytical skills

Learning Outcomes

Cognitive

  • Through this worksheet, students will identify supporting evidence with 85% accuracy
  • Students will analyze text structure through interactive reading comprehension exercises

Psychomotor

  • Students will practice evidence selection through structured worksheet activities
  • Students will demonstrate reading comprehension through multiple-choice assessments

Affective

  • Through this interactive worksheet, students will develop appreciation for wildlife conservation
  • Students will show interest in animal adaptations and survival

Reinforce

  • Students will engage in worksheet discussions about evidence-based reasoning
  • Through interactive learning, students will share insights about animal adaptations

Tags

supporting evidence, reading comprehension, penguins, Antarctica, animal adaptations, text analysis, critical thinking, informational text, evidence-based reasoning, wildlife conservation, scientific reading, textual evidence, claim support, analytical skills, environmental education

Common Core Standards Covered

RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
RI.5.6
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
RI.5.8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

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