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Writing Trivia

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A claim can be which of the following?

a)

An opinion

b)

The point a person is trying to make

c)

Something you can prove true or false

d)

A fact

e)

A general statement

2.

A counter claim is:

a)

A rebuttal

b)

A refutation

c)

The other side of an argument

d)

A thesis statement

3.

A thesis statement for an argumentative essay NEEDS

a)

a claim

b)

your side of the argument

c)

what the topic is

d)

evidence

4.

Evidence should directly support your:

a)

Thesis

b)

Claim

c)

Counter claim

d)

Refutation

5.

For each claim, how many pieces of evidence are sufficient?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Why do we refute?

a)

To debunk the counterclaim

b)

To debunk the claim

c)

To provide evidence

d)

To make a rebuttal

7.

A strong argumentative essay has:

a)

two strong claims, one strong counter claim

b)

one strong claim, one strong counter claim

c)

one strong claim, evidence

d)

multiple claims

8.

An informative essay is different from an argumentative in that:

a)

Informative is trying to convince you, argumentative is trying to argue

b)

Informative has no counterclaim

c)

Informative has no thesis statement, argumentative does

d)

Informative isn't tested on FSA, argumentative is

9.

Elaboration is used for

a)

Explaining why the thesis statement is there

b)

Explaining that you provided evidence

c)

Explaining where the evidence came from

d)

Explaining why the evidence is relevant

10.

When you deconstruct a prompt (skills | knowledge), you are

a)

Providing elaboration for your evidence

b)

Identifying where the counterclaim is

c)

Figuring out what the prompt is asking you specifically to do

d)

Using the prompt to provide background knowledge

11.

An informative prompt may ask you to:

a)

Inform

b)

Explain

c)

Describe

d)

Argue

e)

Persuade

12.

An argumentative prompt may ask you to:

a)

Inform

b)

Explain

c)

Evaluate

d)

Persuade

e)

Argue