Bundle 8 Quiz

A good argument will include reasons and ______________.

• Justifications

• Evidence

• Arguments

• All of the above

Which of the following is the best example of an argument?

• How monkeys survive in the jungle: Five Surprising Facts

• Video gamers should play Fortnite because it increases mental agility and you can make new friends.

• Have you ever wondered why the Egyptians built the pyramids?

• Nachos are better than pizza.

The writer's position on an issue or problem.

• Argument

• Claim

• Evaluate

• Trace

How does an author prove his claim?

• Tracing and evaluating

• Notes and journals

• Reasons and Evidence

• Arguments and analogies

Something that actually exists; reality; truth.

• Argument

• Opinion

• Claim

• Fact

Read the passage and identify the claim.

Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.

What is the claim in the paragraph above?

• Their texture is what makes them the best.

• Their creamy filling is what makes them better than others.

• Twinkies are nasty.

• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes.

• A

• B

• C

Opinion: Children should not drink sugary drinks like soda.

Which evidence does not support this opinion?

• Sugar can lead to higher chance of sicknesses like diabetes

• Sugar is bad for teeth and causes tooth decay

• Sugar is found in many foods and is so it's not that bad

Opinion: We should stop making pennies as currency.

Which evidence supports this opinion?

• Pennies honor President Lincoln

• People will sometimes pay more for an item

• It costs more to make a penny than it is worth

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online .