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Analyzing Claims Evidence & Reasoning Pre-Assessment

Authored by JACOB GALVAN

English

9th Grade

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Analyzing Claims Evidence & Reasoning Pre-Assessment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of analyzing an author's claims and evidence?

a. To identify grammar mistakes

b. To evaluate argument strength and validity

c. To count word frequency

d. To study sentence structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An author's claim is..........

only in fiction text.
a central idea.
a fact.
his/her opinion or stance on something; their argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The statement, "Coca-Cola is the best soft-drink company in the world." is _____.

a claim

evidence

valid

invalid

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a fallacy?

a. A statistical error

b. A formatting mistake

c. A quoted passage

d. A flaw in reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How should one analyze evidence in an argument?

a. Check for relevance to the claim

b. Count the number of words

c. Look at paragraph length

d. Examine font choices

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: snapchat is dangerous for young people."

Evidence: Snapchat is an app that allows users to add filters to photos

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a claim? 

A false statement 
A true statement 
A reasonable statement 
An arguable statement 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

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