WorksheetsChoosing Evidence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
A 2001 study published by the Brookings Institution found that 50-80% of year-over-year test score improvements were temporary and "caused by fluctuations that had nothing to do with long-term changes in learning..."
a)
Fact
b)
Statistic
c)
Quote
d)
Example
2.
The US Department of Education stated in Nov. 2004 that "if teachers cover subject matter required by the standards and teach it well, then students will master the material on which they will be tested--and probably much more."
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
3.
The Olympics are the ultimate worldwide sporting event, and golf was selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for inclusion starting in 2016. It had been included in two prior Olympics of 1900 and 1904.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
4.
Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant, had seven felony convictions in the United States and had been deported from the country five times. Yet, the city of San Francisco declined to detain him for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials (ICE) officials and released him into the community. In July 2015, Lopez-Sanchez was charged with murdering Katie Steinle in San Francisco.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
5.
Colleen Conroy took a gap year and discovered her true passion was for writing, not geology, so she switched her major and had a successful academic career.
a)
Fact
b)
Quote
c)
Scenario
d)
Story or Anecdote
6.
School uniforms also prevent students from concealing weapons under baggy clothing, make it easier to keep track of students on field trips, and make intruders on campus more visible.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
7.
A Jan. 2008 outbreak of measles in San Diego, CA resulted in 11 unvaccinated children catching measles and a resulting net public-sector cost of $10,376 per case (or, $123,512 total) due to emergency vaccination and outbreak response.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
8.
The following successful people either never enrolled in college or never completed their college degrees: Richard Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group; Charles Culpepper, owner and CEO of Coca Cola; Ellen Degeneres, comedian and actress; Michael Dell, founder of Dell, Inc.; Walt Disney, Disney Corporation founder; Bill Gates, Microsoft founder; Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple; Wolfgang Puck, chef and restauranteur; Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
9.
Ingredients, such as thimerosal, formaldehyde, and aluminum, can be harmful in large doses but they are not used in harmful quantities in vaccines. Children are exposed to more aluminum in breast milk and infant formula than they are exposed to in vaccines.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
10.
In 2013, 68.9% of employed new college graduates did not receive health insurance through their employers and, in 2011, 27.2% received retirement coverage (down from 41.5% in 2000).
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
11.
Suppose you got a 40-hour-per-week job that paid $10 per hour. Over the course of one year, that’s a total of $19,200. If you could save half -- $9,600 -- that could pay for a year of in-state tuition at many public 4-year colleges.
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Scenario
12.
Relevant means __________.
a)
Enough; adequate
b)
Not fake, false, or artificial
c)
relating to a subject in an appropriate way
d)
meant to look real or genuine
13.
Sufficient means ________.
a)
Not fake, false, or artificial
b)
Enough; adequate
c)
Meant to look real or genuine
d)
Not providing enough of what is needed
14.
Credible means ________.
a)
Actually existing or happening
b)
Of current significance or importance
c)
Able to be believed
d)
Not interesting or exciting
15.
Don Boudreaux, PhD, Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, explained, "the minimum wage cuts off the first rung of the employment ladder, and it's that first lowest paying rung that provides the skills and experience workers need to reach the next rung and to continue climbing their way to a better life."
a)
Fact
b)
Statistics
c)
Quote
d)
Example
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