9 Week's Test Review

Going to the gym everyday can become a hassle when you have the busy schedule of a CEO.

What is the meaning of the word hassle in the sentence above.

• An inconvenience or something that bothers you. A problem.

• A state of confusion.

• A state of relaxation.

• A state of torment.

What is an argumentative text?

• A fictional text where characters have an arguement.

• A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

Who is likely the intended audience for the text "Lessons From Failure: Why we try, try again?"

• Students who fail.

• Anyone who has ever failed before.

• It's for everyone because, at one point in their lives, everyone fails.

• All of the above.

Read the following sentence:

(6) "Yesterday we began our 9 weeks test and we write about how the author supported his claim."

Which words would correctly replace the underlined word in the sentence?

• writed

• wrote

• wrting

• None

George, who attends Riverside middle school, is working with a local electrician to add LED lights to his robot.

What is the correct capitalization for the underlined part of the sentence?

• Riverside Middle school

• riverside middle school

• Riverside middle School

• Riverside Middle School

What is a counterargument?

• A viewpoint that opposes (goes against) an initial claim.

  Ex. Public transportation should NOT be enforced in large cities like Dalla's Texas.

• fighting in the streets

• A literary device that repeats the same word or phrase in order to emphasize detail.

  Ex. Peter Piper Pickle Peppers

What is an Argument / Claim

• Something that you strongly believe in and typically want others to believe in as well.

  Example: Public transportation SHOULD be enforced in large cities like Dallas, Texas.

• The reason the author writes about a particular topic

• Faulty Reasoning

• To reduce large sections of text to only the main ideas.

Credibility

• Having reliable and trustworthy characteristics such as being an expert on a topic, and using accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas.

• Never using accurate reasoning or information to support your answer or claim.

Read the following Sentence :

(1) If Gretta Thunberg, a young environmental activist, can make a significant change in the world, other kids and young adults can make your desired changes to make the world a better place.

Which word would BEST replace the underlined in the sentence?

• their

• theyr'e

• there

• they're

A Key Idea is

• An idea that supports the thesis/controlling idea/main idea of a text.

• An idea in a text that is not relevant.

• An idea in the text that does not support the thesis of a text.