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WorksheetsFinal/Benchmark practice
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What purpose does reasoning and evidence serve in an argument?
Provides background info
Helps prove the point/claim
Sets forth the thesis
Distracts the audience
What is a "claim" with regard to an argument?
The point you're trying to prove/persuade the audience to accept
The first sentence that grabs the reader's attention
A specific quote from the text
A sign of ownership
what is meant by a speaker's tone?
The speaker's claim
The musical quality of the speaker's voice
The use of logos and pathos in the speaker's argument
The way the speaker says the words that show his/her attitude or feelings
You're doing a research paper on recycling. Which would not be a relevant area to research?
How much recyclable plastic is estimated to be floating in the oceans
What local municipalities pay in terms of collecting and sorting recyclables
Where the nearest recycling station is
Which products we use in our daily lives that are a direct result of recycling
What is meant by a "formal and objective tone?"
Using academic language, grammar, and usage
Using slang, text language, or conversational phrases
Which word would be considered the most informal?
Maniacal
Aggressive
Violent
Crazy
Which is not a synonym for minimize?
curtail
lessen
reduce
enhance
Which word is spelled wrong?
Impervius
Allocate
Reprimand
Follow
What word is spelled wrong?
Boisterous
adament
Shelves
Anachronism
What is an example of a secondary source for researching the civil war?
A journal entry from a confederate soldier
Pictures taken of battles during the Civil War
News articles written during the Civil War
A Ted Talk about the Civil War
Because he's a rebel, John likes to ride his motorcycle, play electric guitar, and he wears nothing but black. What part is not parallel?
ride his motorcycle
play electric guitar
wears nothing but black
