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"Finding Lincoln": Text Evidence Questions

The document contains a worksheet with 10 questions about the story "Finding Lincoln" that students must answer in complete sentences using evidence from the text. The questions probe for details about the main problem Louis encounters, the meaning of an idiom, why Louis has to write an essay on Lincoln, how being removed from the library would make Louis feel, the potential effects of the librarian helping Louis, and how Louis and his parents feel when he brings home the library book. It also asks students to relate Louis to Lincoln, describe Lincoln based on details in the text, provide examples of the historical fiction genre, and draw their favorite scene.

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"Finding Lincoln": Text Evidence Questions

The document contains a worksheet with 10 questions about the story "Finding Lincoln" that students must answer in complete sentences using evidence from the text. The questions probe for details about the main problem Louis encounters, the meaning of an idiom, why Louis has to write an essay on Lincoln, how being removed from the library would make Louis feel, the potential effects of the librarian helping Louis, and how Louis and his parents feel when he brings home the library book. It also asks students to relate Louis to Lincoln, describe Lincoln based on details in the text, provide examples of the historical fiction genre, and draw their favorite scene.

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Vanessa Bravo-Pérez
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Name: ___________________________ Date: __________________

“Finding Lincoln”
Text Evidence Questions

Directions: Answer each question with a complete sentence. Remember to use


capitalization and punctuation. Write the page number of the location of the answer.

1. What is the main problem Louis encounters at the beginning of the story?

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2. What does the idiom “stand up for” mean in this case?

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3. Why does Louis have to write an essay about Lincoln?

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4. Imagine you are in Louis’s shoes. How would it make you feel to be led out of the
library?

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5. What could the effects of the librarian helping Louis be? What do you think caused her
to help him anyway?

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6. How do Louis and his parents feel when Louis comes home with the library book?

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7. How can Louis relate to Abraham Lincoln?

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8. Describe Abraham Lincoln based on the details given in the text.

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9. Give some examples from the story that show this is historical fiction.

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10. Draw a picture of your favorite scene from the story.

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