Essay Evidence

Essay Evidence

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Essay Evidence

Essay Evidence

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.1, RI.8.8, RL.8.1

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The introduction serves to capture the reader’s interest, provide background information, present your thesis statement, and (in longer essays) to summarize the structure of the body.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This part of the essay sets the context for the debate the essay weighs in on.

Thesis statement

Background

Evidence

Counter-evidence

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This part of the argumentative essay makes up the central argument-the claim(s) that the rest of the essay will work to back up with evidence and analysis.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word below is a literary device that appears in essays, in the form of paraphrases and quotations

counterclaim

evidence

hook

explanation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word below is a multiple paragraph writing about a specific topic and contains an introduction with thesis statements, multiple body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph

essay

counterclaim

topic sentence

clincher

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word below is a sentence in an essay that clearly explains what the essay is about, typically located at the end of the introductory paragraph?

counterclaim

hook

topic sentence

thesis statement

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What words do you need to use to move your essay from point to point?

transition words

Yes, no, maybe

colorful words

figurative language

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