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WorksheetsUnit 3 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What type of evidence is something that is scientifically proven to be true?
Observations
Facts
Expert opinion
Quotations
What type of evidence is noted for including facts that use numbers, often percentages, to prove something.
Facts
Observations
Expert opinion
Statistics
What type of evidence uses relevant things that actually happened?
Expert opinion
Observations
Examples
Facts
What type of evidence uses relevant things people have noticed happening
Observations
Statistics
Examples
Expert opinion
What type of evidence refers to what people have written or said?
Expert opinion
Examples
Quotations
Facts
What type of evidence shows the thoughts of a person who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Observations
Expert opinion
Quotations
Statistics
________ is debatable, or an issue about which there can be disagreement.
Controversy
Plagiarism
Evidence
Logic
If something is ____ there are two or more logical points of view on the subject. This topic is open to discussion.
Debatable
Sufficient
Legal
Credible
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.
Prejudiced
Skewed
Credible
Fallacy
Something is _____________ if it's appropriate or connected to the matter at hand. These things are helpful and on point.
Relevant
Trivial
Inapt
Negligible
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!
Evidence
Citation
Claim
Counterclaim
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.
Argument
Counterclaim
Reason
Evidence
_______ 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.
Citations
Evidence
Reasons
Corrections
When you seek out knowledge. You conduct _______ by investigating the facts of a certain subject then studying and recording what you learned.
Indolence
Research
Plaigerism
shepherding
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?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Illustrate
