Lesson 14: Measure Up (3.R.2.4)

#3: Which sentence is a claim that argues against the author's main claim?

• Schools should focus on recycling paper first.

• It is too difficult to get schools to recycle.

• Kids need the help of adults to make a recycling program work.

• Visiting a recycling center will not teach students enough about recycling.

#5: Choose the phrase that explains one way the author uses facts to support her claim.

• to show what you can find to recycle.

• to explore how much recycling happens at schools.

• to show the definition of specific words related to recycling

• to explain how bad too much garbage is for the world.

#7: Which opinion could the author use to support the claim that compost is a good idea?

• Students can plant vegetables in a school garden.

• A compost is a natural way to create soil for a garden.

• A beautiful garden will make it more fun to come to school.

• Students can study plants and insects with a compost.

#9: Which of these best describes how the author uses opinion to support her claim?

• to reveal the problems with the claim.

• to explore the progress mad toward the claim

• to show their experience with the claim

• to express her feelings about the claim

#10: In which sentence from the passage does the author try to persuade you to agree with her claim.

• "Don't believe anybody who tells you your school can't make a difference in your community." (paragraph 1)

• "If your answer is the wastebasket, it's time to make a change!" (paragraph 3)

• "Talk about how you want to get everyone involved." (paragraph 5)

• "You can probably think of many more." (paragraph 8)