10.22 Argumentative

Multiple Choice

What is the main claim the author makes in the selection?

• People are building more gardens in rural and suburban areas.

• Gardening is happening only is small villages due to space.

• Urban gardening is transforming cities into healthier environments.

• Gardens and polluting the cities making them dirty.

Multiple Choice

Which idea does the author include to support the claim?

• Millions of people have been growing gardens in the cities.

• Some people are trying to grow few fruits and herbs in their house backyards.

• Rural areas have been growing more herb gardens to advanced farms.

• 1. The trend of urban farming has been disappointing people.

Multiple Select

Which sentences from the selection support the argument that urban gardening is transforming cities into healthier environments?

• 1. But imagine an urban neighborhood so lush and leafy it seems more like an actual jungle. (paragraph 1)

• 1. About 800 million people grow food in urban areas, from humble herb patches to state-of-the-art farms, and their numbers are going up. (paragraph 2)

  
  

• 1. These gardeners and farmers are leading the way toward greener, healthier cities. (paragraph 2)

  
  

• 1. But not everyone has a yard that can be turned into a garden, and some neighborhoods have no

  green spaces at all. (paragraph 7)

  
  

• 5. How do you turn a concrete jungle into a source of fresh, healthy food? (paragraph 7)

Open Ended

Explain how the author supports the argument that, even with limited space in the city, people can still build a garden and contribute to healthier cities. Use details from the article to support your response.

Multiple Choice

Which idea does the author include to support the claim that discovering a cure for food allergies would save the country money?

• Food allergies cost the country $25 billion each year

• 1. Children may outgrow some food allergies.

• 1. 15 million people have food allergies.

• 1. Eight percent of children have food allergies.

Multiple Choice

Food allergies are on the rise.

How does the author show that this argument is true?

• By citing a study by a group of allergy experts showing how allergies have increased

• 1. By describing their own firsthand experience in dealing with food allergies

• 1. By presenting evidence that suggests that food allergies are decreasing

• 1. By mentioning the author’s claim without evidence to back it up

  
  

Multiple Choice

What is one claim the author makes in paragraph 7?

• Curing food allergies would help improve the economy.

• Grocery stores need to sell more peanuts.

• The author is highly allergic to peanuts

• The most common allergies are shellfish, milk, and peanuts.

Multiple Select

The author claims that food allergies are becoming more 

widespread in the United States.

Which two pieces of evidence are NOT relevant to the claim?

• 1. According to a 2016 article in The Milwaukee 

  Journal Sentinel, about 15 million Americans had food allergies. (paragraph 1)

  
  

• If a person eats something they are allergic to, it can cause stomach problems or their throat can swell up, making it difficult to breathe. (paragraph 2)

• Since 2010, peanut allergies alone have increased 21 percent in children according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in a new study from October 27, 2017. (paragraph 5)

• As you can see, living with a food allergy is not easy and is becoming more common. (paragraphs 5 and 6

• 1. The doctors who are spending time finding a cure are making a good investment. (paragraph 12)