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Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of evidence is something that is scientifically proven to be true?

a)

Observations

b)

Facts

c)

Expert opinion

d)

Quotations

2.

What type of evidence is noted for including facts that use numbers, often percentages, to prove something.

a)

Facts

b)

Observations

c)

Expert opinion

d)

Statistics

3.

What type of evidence uses relevant things that actually happened?

a)

Expert opinion

b)

Observations

c)

Examples

d)

Facts

4.

What type of evidence uses relevant things people have noticed happening

a)

Observations

b)

Statistics

c)

Examples

d)

Expert opinion

5.

What type of evidence refers to what people have written or said?

a)

Expert opinion

b)

Examples

c)

Quotations

d)

Facts

6.

What type of evidence shows the thoughts of a person who knows a lot about a particular subject.

a)

Observations

b)

Expert opinion

c)

Quotations

d)

Statistics

7.

________ is debatable, or an issue about which there can be disagreement.

a)

Controversy

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Evidence

d)

Logic

8.

If something is ____ there are two or more logical points of view on the subject. This topic is open to discussion.

a)

Debatable

b)

Sufficient

c)

Legal

d)

Credible

9.

A ________ source is not biased, and is based on facts. These sources provide information that is not made up and has been fact checked by other people to make sure of it.

a)

Prejudiced

b)

Skewed

c)

Credible

d)

Fallacy

10.

Something is _____________ if it's appropriate or connected to the matter at hand. These things are helpful and on point.

a)

Relevant

b)

Trivial

c)

Inapt

d)

Negligible

11.

This is the main point of an argument that explains clearly what you think about the topic. This is based on logical thought, not on emotions!

a)

Evidence

b)

Citation

c)

Claim

d)

Counterclaim

12.

This is proof from a trustworthy source that supports your claim. It must be credible, meaning that it is based on fact from sources that are held to high standards.

a)

Argument

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Reason

d)

Evidence

13.

_______ are the points that explain why a claim is being made. If there is no point for a claim then the claim is not worth talking about.

a)

Citations

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasons

d)

Corrections

14.

When you seek out knowledge. You conduct _______ by investigating the facts of a certain subject then studying and recording what you learned.

a)

Indolence

b)

Research

c)

Plaigerism

d)

shepherding

15.

For determining the author's purpose, remember P.I.E. to select one of the three reasons an author would write something.

What are the THREE types of author's purpose?

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

d)

Illustrate