Word Battles · Comprehension Corps

Read it. Prove it. Infer it.

Short passages, real thinking. Climb from Private to General by finding key details, connecting ideas, reading between the lines, and tracking how characters change. Every answer lives in the text, and the best ones come with proof.

Find the evidenceMake the inferenceTrack the character

Field Manual

Three tools you'll use in every battle.
Captain tool

The Inference Equation

Authors leave clues instead of telling you everything. Add what the text shows to what you already know.

Text clue+What I know=Inference

Then prove it: tap the sentence that holds your clue.

General tool

STEAL a Character

Authors build characters in five ways. Check each one to name a trait and notice change.

  • SSpeech: what they say and how
  • TThoughts: what goes on inside
  • EEffect on others: how people react
  • AActions: what they do
  • LLooks: how they appear
Write-it tool

RACE Your Answer

Strong written answers follow four moves.

  • RRestate the question
  • AAnswer it clearly
  • CCite evidence from the text
  • EExplain how the evidence proves it

Mission Board

Rank is the level. Score 4 of 5 on the first try to earn your promotion. Tap where the text proves your answer for ★ bonus points.
Word Battles · Comprehension Corps. All passages and questions are original practice material written to complement the Grade 5 CKLA and Grade 6 Amplify ELA units. This page is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Amplify or the Core Knowledge Foundation.