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Selecting textual evidence that best supports a claim

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Unit 2

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4 lessons · 5 h 30 min of study

Identifying central ideas, themes, and supporting details1 h 30 min of study
Making logical inferences from what a text states and implies1 h 15 min of study
Selecting textual evidence that best supports a claimReading · 0%
Interpreting tables, graphs, and quantitative evidence in context1 h 30 min of study

This unit is ≈13% of the PSAT, across 4 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 3 of 4 · Information and ideas

Selecting textual evidence that best supports a claim

3 quick checks≈3% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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Select the quotation or detail that best supports a given claim about a text.
Match a conclusion or interpretation to the most relevant and sufficient textual evidence.
Evaluate competing pieces of evidence for precision, relevance, and strength of support.
Identify which lines in a passage provide the clearest basis for an answer to a reading question.

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Reject evidence that is related to the topic but does not adequately support the specific claim.

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