Garloch Identify Claims Review

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.
• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Identify the sentence as a claim or not a claim.

Scientists should bring back extinct species to help restore habitats.

• Not a claim

• Claim

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Identify which sentence contains the claim in the following paragraph. 
¹At first, in junior high everything feels difficult. ²However, once students have the time to adjust to the new routine, they begin to look forward to senior high. ³Though junior high prepares students for high school, the change from 9th to 10th grade can be a challenge. ⁴High school is more difficult than junior high because there are more people, the teachers are more strict, and the work is much harder. 

• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3
• Sentence 4

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CCSS.RI.6.8

Identify which sentence contains the claim in the following paragraph. 
¹There is no easy way to get from one part of town to the other with this many cars on the road. ²Communities need a solution, and that solution is public transportation. ³Public transportation is an essential part of the community because it is inexpensive, unites neighborhoods, and is better for the environment. 

• Sentence 1
• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3

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CCSS.RI.6.8

Which of the following is a claim the author supports in paragraph 1?
“The best things in life are free,” they say, which is true for things like libraries. However, it is not true for many museums. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, for example, costs $20 to get in.
Traveling exhibits, such as the work of a certain artist that is touring the country, almost always cost even more. People must pay to get into the museum and also pay for the special
showing. That means people who don’t have much money cannot enjoy the art.

•  Poor people cannot enjoy museums.
• Museums should not charge extra fees.
• Traveling exhibits should always be free.
• Museums need more traveling shows.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.1

What is the author's argument or claim? 

• Hip-hop should be taught as literature.
• Hip-Hop is a form of poetry.
• Hip-Hop is not appropriate in the classroom. 
• None of these

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

Is Coca-Cola or Pepsi better? Choose the STRONGEST claim:

• Coke is better than Pepsi because more people in the world like it.

• I believe Pepsi is better because it tastes better than Coke.

• Coca-Cola is better a drink than Pepsi.

• Coca-Cola has more sales and flavor options, and therefore, is better than Pepsi.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

Why does the show highlight so many bad singers during the audition rounds?
Because that's what made "American Idol" popular. While audiences eventually got drawn in by the competition between good singers, it's the terrible voices who first pulled in the viewers. Watching Simon Cowell criticize them was, at least in the early years, sometimes more entertaining than watching people who could actually sing. Bad singers may seem like actors who are planted, and that's somewhat true. During the audition rounds, the judges don't show up until a few days in, after producers have screened and filtered through the massive group. Only the best and worst get called back and eventually get face time with the judges, so producers ensure those terrible people face Simon, Paula, Randy, and now Kara.
What is the BEST claim that could be made from this paragraph?

• People love watching American Idol
• Bad singers make it to American Idol to help the show's ratings
• Everyone loves Paula Abdul
• The judges like hearing only the good singers

Identify if the statement in red is an argument, claim, or evidence.

Football is a dangerous sport.

• argument

• claim

• evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Identify the claim below:

People get pets so that they will never be lonely, and they will always have a friend to be there for them. Ask your heart, what makes the best pet??? Some people think a best pet is a rabbit, or a dog, but it is clear that cats make the best pet. Cats are cuddle bugs, he’s playful, and cheap.

• People get pets so that they will never be lonely
• Ask your heart, what makes the best pet??? 
• Cats are cuddle bugs, he’s playful, and cheap.
• it is clear that cats make the best pet.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A