Core Skills Workout: Text Evidence–HL
NONFICTION: “Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life,” pages 4-9
March 2015
2. Choose one piece of text evidence that BEST supports the statement below.
Then complete the sentence to explain your choice.
There are many benefits of modern technology.
A “Few people would deny that life today is more convenient, information-rich, and connected
than it’s been at any point in human history.”
B “There were similar fears after the invention of the printing press in the 15th century made it
possible to mass-produce books.”
C “It’s the same chemical that gets released when you eat a piece of delicious chocolate cake.”
I chose ____ because ______________________________________________________________________________________
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3. A. Choose three pieces of text evidence from “Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life”
that BEST support the statement below.
Digital distraction is a big problem for young people today.
A “At the times of the accidents, all three kids were using their phones.”
B “Technology makes it harder for you to focus and get your work done.”
C “ If you’re stranded in the rain, all you have to do is text your mom to come rescue you.”
D “ If you gave your screens your full attention for seven hours straight and then turned them all
off, that would be one thing.”
E “But in fact, these interruptions are hard on your overtaxed brain.”
F “ There is still much that we don’t know about the human brain.”
B. Select one piece of INCORRECT evidence from above and explain why it does
NOT support the statement.
Evidence ____ does not support the statement because ________________________________________________
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