Claims, Evidence and Reasoning
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English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the evidence in this passage?
Red - first sentence
Green - second sentence
Blue - third sentence
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the claim in this passage?
Red - first sentence
Green - second sentence
Blue - third sentence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Claim: Children should not drink sugary drinks like soda.
Which evidence does not support this opinion?
Sugar can lead to higher chance of sicknesses like diabetes
Sugar is found in many foods and is so it's not that bad
Sugar is bad for teeth and causes tooth decay
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
Claim: Students should be allowed to use cell phones in class.
Which evidence does not support this opinion?
Cell phones might distract students
Cell phones can be a tool to look up information
Cell phones are easier to carry around than laptops
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
Claim: It is more important to stop climate change than to keep the oil companies running.
Which evidence supports this opinion?
Many people's jobs depend on oil companies
We use oil every day for our cars
Burning oil creates gases that hurt the environment
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a claim?
The position taken by the writer - what the writer is trying to prove or argue
provided to support a claim; supported by evidence
used to support or prove a reason: statistics, facts, quotations, surveys, etc...
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is evidence?
The position taken by the writer - what the writer is trying to prove or argue
provided to support a claim; supported by evidence
used to support or prove a reason: statistics, facts, quotations, surveys, etc...
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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