Better Than Words: Say It with a Selfie/ OMG, Not Another Selfie Test
Authored by Sharon Payne
English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on argumentative text analysis and reading comprehension through the examination of two contrasting articles about selfies and social media culture. Designed for 6th grade students, the assessment evaluates critical thinking skills including identifying main claims, analyzing author's purpose, recognizing emotional appeals versus factual evidence, and understanding opposing viewpoints on a contemporary issue. Students must demonstrate their ability to locate textual evidence, make inferences about implicit meanings, distinguish between different types of rhetorical appeals, and analyze how authors use figurative language to strengthen their arguments. The quiz also incorporates essential grammar skills, specifically the commonly confused words "affect" and "effect," as well as vocabulary development through context clues. Students need strong reading comprehension abilities, analytical thinking skills to compare and contrast opposing arguments, and the capacity to evaluate how authors construct persuasive texts using different rhetorical strategies. Created by Sharon Payne, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative evaluation after students have read and discussed both articles, or as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of argumentative text structures before moving to writing their own persuasive pieces. Teachers can use this quiz for homework assignments to reinforce close reading skills, as a warm-up activity to review key concepts about identifying claims and evidence, or as practice for standardized testing formats that require students to analyze paired passages with opposing viewpoints. The quiz aligns perfectly with Common Core standards RI.6.8 (tracing and evaluating arguments and claims), RI.6.6 (determining author's purpose and point of view), and RI.6.4 (determining meaning of words and phrases), while also supporting L.6.4 (vocabulary acquisition) and L.6.1 (grammar usage). This resource empowers students to become more discerning readers of persuasive texts while engaging with relevant, age-appropriate content about digital citizenship and social media literacy.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main claim of Better Than Words: Say It with a Selfie?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following sentence. I tried changing the settings on my smart phone, but there was no effect. Which change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
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CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which belief does Better Than Words: Say It with a Selfie support?
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select TWO excerpts below that best support the inference that selfies are a form of communincation.
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CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What's the author's purpose for writing Better Than Words: Say It with a Selfie?
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CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the article, Say It with a Selfie, what are the benefits to taking selfie? Select all that apply.
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CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The example situation in paragraph 13 of "OMG, Not Another Selfie" is reasoning that appeals to emotion. What audience is that example targeting?
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