ELA AIR Test Review

A _______ is the position part of your thesis statement that tells your opinion.

• evidence

• claim

• reasoning

• counterclaim

________ is the facts or text that supports or proves an idea or claim

• rebuttal

• claim

• reasoning

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the purpose of a "hook"

• To catch fish in the ocean of knowledge

• to catch the readers attention

• just for hoots

• to make your English teacher happy

What is the minimum number of paragraphs necessary for an Argument Essay?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the correct order and name of paragraphs for an Argument Essay?

• Introduction-Reason #1-Other Side-Reason #2-Conclusion

• Introduction-Reason #1-Reason #2-Other Side-Conclusion

• Introduction-Reason #1-Reason #2-Conclusion-Other Side

• Reason #1-Reason #2-Other Side

In the Introduction paragraph for an Argument Essay, which sentence contains the CLAIM?

• last

• first

• second

• third

Why is the purpose of the "other side" paragraph for an Argument Essay?

• To explain what the reader should do to support your claim.

• To reinforce why your claim is the best.

• To explain what the opposite side believes and prove it wrong.

• To explain what the other side thinks.

What is the correct sentence order of an Introductory paragraph for an Argument Essay?

• Hook-Thesis-Background

• Hook-Background-Thesis

• Background-Thesis-Hook

• Thesis-Background-Hook

Which list contains all the parts of a body paragraph in an essay?

• topic sentence, evidence, closing sentence

• topic sentence, explanation, evidence, elaboration, closing sentence

• evidence, elaboration, analysis, rebuttal

• evidence, explanation, closing sentence

What is the correct sentence order of an "other side" paragraph for an Argument Essay?

• rebuttal, counterclaim, reasoning

• reasoning, counterclaim, rebuttal

• counterclaim, reasoning, rebuttal