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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is an example of a strong claim?
Rock music is the best.
Drake is better than Tupac because I listen to him more often.
The music industry has taken a downfall, with artists copying each other and lack of vocabulary.
Mariah Carey is better than Beyonce because she is the oldest.
In his argumentative essay about how video games can affect a teenagers school day, Thomas told a story about a time when he played Tetris until 2AM and couldn't stay awake for his test the next day. What author's tool did he use?
anecdote
analogy
expert opinion
statistics
Imani's parents couldn't understand her obsession with Cardi B because of her wild antics. So she made a comparison between Cardi B and Madonna and reminded them that now Madonna is considered the "Queen of Pop."
What author's tool did Imani use?
word choice
statistics
analogy
anecdote
In her essay, Mara claimed that girls should be allowed to play on the school football team, so she had to address the ________________ that girls should not be allowed because they are not as physically fit as the boys.
rebuttal
anecdote
statement
counterclaim
When Kylie wore her new Fenty by Rhianna to her party she felt ____________________.
Which word below has a positive connotation?
glamourous
gaudy
nice
If the claim is that parents put more effort into getting their sons into college than their daughters, who would the author want to get an expert opinion from?
parents
a college admissions advisor
a brother and sister
a fish
In Joshua's essay with the counterclaim that basketball will always be ranked as one of the top choices of Americans favorite sport to watch, his _____________ could include the statistic that Gallup polled adults aged 18-34 and soccer tied with basketball as the favorite sport to watch at 11%.
claim
expert opinion
rebuttal
words
Kayla needs to include statistics in her argumentative essay about the hip-hop genre taking over the music industry. Which sentence should she use?
According to Business Insider, "Nielsen noted that the growth in popularity of the hip-hop/R&B genre was "powered by a 72% increase in on-demand audio streaming" in the genre," making hip-hop the most popular music genre for the first time.
According to Business Insider, "hip-hop surpassed rock as the most popular genre in the US in 2017, according to Nielsen's year-end report on the music industry."
According to USA Today, "Hip-hop dominated the charts in 2017, with viral hits such as Lil Uzi Vert's XO Tour Llif3, Future's Mask Off and Post Malone's Congratulations."
According to a poll from CBS News, "men have a slight preference for rock, while women prefer country and pop music."
Which sentence is an example of a claim?
If you stop watching You Tube then we will start seeing more genuine music artists.
YouTube has brought positive changes to the music industry and has allowed artists such as Alessia Cara and The Weeknd to get their start.
YouTube inspires me to be a better singer, so I keep watching it every day.
Without YouTube, famous people would never become famous because they would have nowhere to start.
What type of essay needs to include a claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal?
Narrative
Informative
Argumentative
