Claims, Evidence and Reasoning
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Evidence: Pageant contestants grow up to have low self esteem and eating disorders. Which claim is supported by this evidence?
The US shouldn't ban beauty pageants because it allows contestants to develop great communication skills.
The US should ban beauty pageants because it can be harmful to the health of the contestants.
The US should ban beauty pageants because they can financially hurt families.
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Claim: The driving age for a car should be raised from 16 to 18. Which evidence supports this opinion?
16 year olds need cars to get to work
18 year olds are more mature and ready to drive
Many 16 year olds need to drive their brothers/sisters around
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
School uniforms can be ordered online .
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the sentence below and tell whether it is a claim, evidence or reason.
According to the article, the coach said, "15 out 20 students participated in sports during the Fall season year 2016-2017."
Claim
Evidence
Reason
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Students should not be required to do community service.
Evidence statement
Claim statement
Reasoning statement
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Warriors are the best NBA team.
Claim statement
Reasoning statement
Evidence statement
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Warriors won the NBA championship in 2017.
Claim statement
Reasoning statement
Evidence statement
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
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