Persuasive and Argumentative Vocabulary

Persuasive and Argumentative Vocabulary

7th - 8th Grade

12 Qs

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Persuasive and Argumentative Vocabulary

Persuasive and Argumentative Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.7.6, W.8.2D, W.7.2D

+21

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning

bandwagon appeal

argumentative text

bias

loaded language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

audience

claim

credibility

author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

restate the meaning of something in different words. -alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

summarize

paraphrase

claim

bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

is a viewpoint that opposes an author’s thesis or claim. For an argument to be persuasive, the author must address counter argument.

argumentative text

counterargument

claim

author's purpose

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

figurative language that makes comparisons in unexpected ways. The purpose is to show similarities in process or in structure.

analogy

bias

bandwagon appeal

paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident, usually in order to make a larger point

analogy

anecdote

paraphrase

argumentative text

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

anecdote

argumentative text

bandwagon appeal

paraphrase

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