Researching a Persuasive Argument: Mastery Test

Which statement best explains what it means to cite your sources?

• Use a standard format to give credit to your sources of information.

• Use a database to conduct a search for relevant and credible sources. 

• Include only paraphrased information from credible sources.

• Include only the author's first name to give credit to your sources.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What inference, or conclusion, can you draw from this passage?

• Freed slaves were not going to be immediately allowed to serve in the armed forces.

  
  

• Lincoln believed freeing the slaves had military importance as well as moral significance.

  
  

• Lincoln believed that freeing the slaves would help prevent European nations from attacking the North.

  
  

• Lincoln secretly hoped that the former slaves would rise up in violence against their masters.

  
  

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Joey is researching the inventions of the Industrial Revolution after the Civil War and wants to use the best source. He also wants the source to include some original photos and documents. Which website would be best for him to use?

• an inventor’s website

  
  

• a “history for kids” website

  
  

• an online blog about politics

  
  

• a government website on US history

  
  

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What did Lincoln recommend that the former slaves should do?

• move to a different state

  
  

• take revenge against their masters

  
  

• either find a job or join the military

  
  

• remain on their plantations

  
  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does he mean when he says, “we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow, this ground”?

• He is waiting for a religious leader to consecrate the ground properly.

  
  

• He is convinced that the soldiers died in vain.

  
  

• He thinks that the soldiers themselves consecrated the ground with their sacrifice.

  
  

• He feels that the ground cannot be dedicated until the war is over.

  
  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was his purpose in including a reference to the US Constitution?

• to embarrass the Confederate states

  
  

• to show that he could be a fair and judicial leader

  
  

• to portray himself as a great military leader

  
  

• to establish that the position stated in the document is legal

  
  

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1