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Relevant and Irrelevant Evidence

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Relevant and Irrelevant Evidence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A piece of evidence that is closely connected to the topic or appropriate to support the argument is known as...

Relevant evidence

Irrelevant evidence

sound evidence

unsound evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A piece of evidence that is NOT related to the topic and should be ignored is known as...

Relevant evidence

Irrelevant evidence

sound evidence

unsound evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is an example of Evidence?

Sports teach students how to work as a team and trust others to be supportive.

The National Alliance for Youth Sports states, “Working as a team to reach a common goal helps children develop communication and problem solving skills that will benefit them on the field and off.”

Every middle school student should be required to participate in a sport.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A piece of evidence that is from a reliable and credible source is known as...

Relevant evidence

Irrelevant evidence

sound evidence

unsound evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A piece of evidence that is from an untrustworthy source is known as...

Relevant evidence

Irrelevant evidence

sound evidence

unsound evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When selecting evidence to support an argument you want what kind of evidence?

Relevant & sound evidence

Irrelevant & unsound evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Facts, details, examples, or logical reasons (from outside sources) used in writing is known as...

Claim/Theis

Reason

Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

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