Semester 1 Exam - English 11

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What are the key elements of an argumentative essay?

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Claim, reasons, and evidence

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What should be in an introduction paragraph of an argumentative essay?

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an attention grabber, the claim, and 3 reasons to support the claim

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What should be in the conclusion of an argumentative essay?

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3 reasons, claim, and something to provoke thought

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Which is the most valid source for evidence? Options: Wikipedia, Expert articles, Blogs, Photos

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Expert articles

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Why are valid sources for evidence important?

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To prove that the argument is a strong one.

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Which evidence best supports the claim and reason that the USA should require 2 years of military service for everyone because it reduces the need for the draft? Options: The military provides job training for careers they can use after they go back to civilian life. The cost of paying all citizens between the ages of 18 and 20, as well as providing food and lodging, would increase our already monstrous military budget. The military life is so difficult that many veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. If there is a larger standing army because of service requirements, there would be less of a need to recruit or even draft soldiers in a time of war.

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If there is a larger standing army because of service requirements, there would be less of a need to recruit or even draft soldiers in a time of war.

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Which evidence best supports the claim and reason that the USA should not require 2 years of military service for everyone because it can be unhealthy?

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The military life is so difficult that many veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"? Options: Steven King, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain.

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Washington Irving

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What was the main theme of "The Devil and Tom Walker?"

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Never make a deal with the devil.

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What can you infer from the following passage: "Tom had a wife as miserly as himself: they were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other...many and fierce were the conflicts that took place about what ought to have been common property."

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Tom and his wife were so greedy that it got in the way of a happy marriage.