RL.1.b
Description:
Key Ideas and Details
Read closely to comprehend text.
Cite textual evidence to support inferences drawn from the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1B
Exemplars
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-7
F-7
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1795 words
Author: Adapted from a story by O. Henry
Synopsis: A wise couple gives each other the greatest gift.
Excerpt:
There was clearly nothing to do but throw herself down on the shabby little couch and howl, so Della did. Her cries echoed off the bare walls of the tiny apartment, which was a furnished flat at $8 per week. "Furnished" is a questionable word here, since the apartment was nearly empty, holding only the shabby couch, a sagging bed, and a small dining table with two chairs, all equally worn down with age and use.
Question:
From what you have read, you can tell that Della and Jim lived in
- a small, worn-down apartment.
- a comfortable country cottage.
- a large townhouse in the city.
- a small room in Della's parents' house.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how you arrived at conclusions about a selection's main idea and characters if information about these text elements was not directly stated.
Evaluator
Organization:
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