Argument Terms Quiz

What is a claim?

• An opinion

• A fact

• An example

• A cat

What is a counterclaim?

• the position taken by the opposite side

• an opinion

• what the writer presents to refute

• the author's main point

What is a rebuttal

• the position taken by the opposite side

• what the writer presents to refute and explain away a counterclaim

• evidence to back up the writer’s claim

• a type of writing used to convince

What is author's purpose?

• someone who opposes a claim/position

• a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph

• the reason the writer is writing; the goal of the writing piece

• applying clear, sound reasoning to an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is main idea?

• what the article or story is mostly about

• the moral of the story

• the sentence that hooks the reader

• evidence used to back up your ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a transition?

• a sentence that states the claim

• the conclusion

• something that hooks the reader

• a word or phrase that signals a change

What is a call to action?

• reliable, trustworthy, dependable

• a thought process or jump in logic that doesn’t make sense to the argument

• placed at the end of a writing piece; used to sum up and create closure

• words that urge the reader/listener to take an immediate action

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

What are the five structures an author might use to organize a piece of writing?

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• order and sequence

• description

• all answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What should a writer do after providing evidence?

• explain how the evidence supports his/her claim

• move on to the next topic

• give another piece of evidence

• state the claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is evidence?

• the sentence an author uses to hook the reader

• an opinion

• details the author uses to support his/her claims

• the way an author cites his sources

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1