Vocabulary Quiz 2 Practice

In order to be successful in small groups, it's important that each person ___________. This _________ happens through active listening and active speaking.

• Contributes, contribution

• cohabitates, respect

• Contributates, Contibutations

• Compose, formidable

Define: formidable

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

• (of elements) constitute or make up (a whole).

• state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

• the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

For an argument to be worth consideration, it needs to include enough___________

• Evidence

• Sentences

• A claim

• Supporting details

Johnny asserts that the allegations against him are false. He claims to have been in Alabama at the time of the crime.

In the context, "assert" means to:

• state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

• Inform others about dangerous animals

• to have a belief

• Shout

This is the definition for which term?

write or create (of elements) constitute or make up (a whole).

• Compose

• Breakdown

• Type

• Assert

The following are definitions for which term?

1. involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

2. develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in detail.

• Elaborate

• Evidence

• Relevant

• Source

Define "Expository"

• 1. To exposate something in order of occurence

• 1. To expose the thin layer of soil beneath the redwoods forest.

• 1. intended to explain or describe something.

• 1. The ex position of a story

Only argumentative writing uses evidence to support the author in their writing.

• Yes

• no

• maybe

When unsure about an answer, a person should use all the available evidence to make a strong_________

• inference

• expository

• contemplate

• positionary

What is a topic sentence?

• A topic sentence is a reason that will support a claim.

• A topic sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about in an argumentative text

• A topic sentence defines the topic of each paragraph in an essay.

• A topic sentence tells the reader what a paragraph is going to be about in an informative text