Argumentative & Non-Fiction CBA Review

Rules are extremely important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.

Which sentence best supports the author's claim?

• They help keep things running smoothly.

• You should follow rules.

• Rules give you options.

• The author's claim isn't clear.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

Rules are extremely important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.

What does the word extremely mean as it's used in sentence 1?

• extending

• greatly

• drastically

• first and last

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water.

How does the author organize this information?

• by demonstrating that cobras don't attack unprovoked.

• by comparing cobras and other types of snakes.

• by describing how and where cobras live.

• by persuading the reader to learn more about cobras.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water.

The photograph is included to help the read understand -

• the hot, tropical area where cobras live

• when a cobra will go underground

• the size and dimesions of a cobra

• what a cobra looks like in the water

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

My neighborhood, Tranquil Village, is a phenomenal place. It's a clean and safe place to raise children. The only thing missing is a neighborhood park. Our children need a place to play that's close to home. Parents are busy people! They work, they take their children to school, and they vote. The parents of Tranquil Village ask you to vote in favor of establishing a park in Tranquil Village.

What does the word phenomenal mean in sentence one?

• common

• out of this world

• incredible

• typical

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

My neighborhood, Tranquil Village, is a phenomenal place. It's a clean and safe place to raise children. The only thing missing is a neighborhood park. Our children need a place to play that's close to home. Parents are busy people! They work, they take their children to school, and they vote. The parents of Tranquil Village ask you to vote in favor of establishing a park in Tranquil Village.

Which detail suggests Tranquil Village is a wonderful place?

• Parents are busy people!

• The only thing missing is a neighborhood park.

• It's a clean and safe place to raise children.

• They work, they take their children to school, and they vote.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career. Working hard in school will definitely set you up for future success.

What evidence best supports the idea that school helps you later in life?

• You'll need a scholarship to help pay for college.

• What you learn in school will not help you much later in life.

• Working hard in school.

• It will also help you get a job.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career. Working hard in school will definitely set you up for future success.

What was the author's main purpose for writing this selection?

• to convince you to work hard in school.

• to tell the reader how to succeed in college

• to describe the ways students choose a career

• to tell you how students aren't successful in school

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Is your bedroom a disaster? My room used to be a hot mess. Actual pigs could have lived there, and no one would have noticed. My mom gave me one week to clean my room...or else! I must say, it seemed like such a huge task, and I was not motivated to clean it. However, I decided to tackle it in small bits. I did one thing each day, and I'm proud to say that I've kept it clean for two weeks now!

How does the author develop the idea that the bedroom was extremely messy?

• Pigs could have lived there.

• I've kept it clean.

• It seemed like such a huge task.

• I decided to tackle it in small bits.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Is your bedroom a disaster? My room used to be a hot mess. Actual pigs could have lived there, and no one would have noticed. My mom gave me one week to clean my room...or else! I must say, it seemed like such a huge task, and I was not motivated to clean it. However, I decided to tackle it in small bits. I did one thing each day, and I'm proud to say that I've kept it clean for two weeks now!

What does the word motivated mean as it's used in the paragraph?

• casual

• pumped up

• sarcastic

• interested

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4