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WorksheetsIdentifying Strong Evidence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
Basketball is the BEST sport.
Charles Barkley, in his prime, made his living off rebounding and scoring in the paint by using his immense strength and power. James Harden is a guard who takes lots of shots and relies on drawing contact when getting into the lane.
So many areas of the sport include utilizing strength and power, such as rebounding, scoring in the post, and protecting the paint, while others involve extreme finesse and acquired skill, such as ball handling, jump shooting, and passing. Overall, basketball basketball has the widest range of physicality in all respects.
Soccer is the BEST sport.
Some sports are so overwhelmingly complex that it can take years of patient analysis (or patient explanation from an expert) to get your head around it. Soccer, on the other hand, is the kind of sport you can figure out from just two minutes of watching. Once you get your head around the offside rule, you're probabyl good to go!
Soccer is a very popular sport in Latin America, and many players there are world class althletes.
Our city should fund more youth programs.
According to the city council, our city has the highest youth crime rate of any in the county. We are also home to the least city-sponsored team sports. Researchers at Very Smart University have reported that cities with more youth teams and classes have less youth misdemeanors by 26%.
Some kinds of youth programs include art courses, sports teams, and after school programs.
In order to have more youth programs, people will probably have to pay more taxes.
I am way too busy to participate in any after school activities. Most of my friends already do things like school soccer teams, band, or robotics club. They have plenty of things to do after school and we don't really need more options.
Smart Phones have a negative effect on society.
I love my phone. All the apps are very useful and entertaining.
Smart phones teach kids responsibility and keep us all connected.
Before smart phones, when there was a pause in the conversation, people would sit together in silence, or observe other things. Now, when there is a lull in conversation or a wait in a line, people all pull out their phones and stare at them. We've become so accustomed to multitasking, that we're losing connection with the real world we live in.
The calls, texts, and emails can wait. Don't give in to the need to know everything that's going on. Really, it just causes anxiety.
What is textual evidence?
Your claim.
Proof from the text to support your answer.
What the author thinks about a topic.
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
Evidence that DOES NOT connect to the claim is _______________ evidence.
Strong
Weak
Select the WEAK evidence for this claim: Dogs are better than cats.
Dogs are quicker to train in a household.
Dogs are more lovable than cats.
Dogs are always happy to see their owners.
Dogs are clumsy and shed their hair everywhere in the house.
Dogs are more adventurous than cats.
Select the WEAK evidence for this claim: The driving age should be lowered.
Lowering the driving age would make teens more responsible.
Newer, young drivers are twice as likely to cause car accidents than older, experienced drivers.
Teens have much better eyesight when they are younger, which would help their driving.
Teens can get jobs at a younger age because their parents won't have to drive them.
Select the STRONG evidence for this claim: Schools should start later in the morning.
Students would be more awake in class for getting more sleep in the mornings.
Schools would get out later in the day, which gives students less time to complete homework or after school activities.
Select the WEAK evidence for this claim: School buses should require all students to wear a seat belt.
In case of an accident, students will stay safe in their seats.
Students would not be able to exit the bus as quickly in case of a car accident or fire if they had seatbelts on.
At what age was Claudette arrested?
15
18
16
The police lied in the police report about what happened.
True
False
What happened when Claudette was about four years old, and a little white boy held their hands up so that their palms were touching?
Claudette’s mother smiled and put her hand on Claudette’s head. Then she gently pulled Claudette’s hands away from the boy.
Claudette’s mother slapped Claudette across the face and said, “Don’t you know you’re not supposed to touch them?”
The boy told Claudette that she had big hands.
The boy’s mother grabbed Claudette by the hair and dragged her away from the boy.
What was the name of the laws in the south that kept whites separated from colored?
The Detested Ten
Keep 'Em Poor
Jim Crow Laws
Rosa Parks Laws
This African American student was accused of raping a white woman. He was found guilty and put to death.
Emmett Till
Jeremiah Reeves
Fred Gray
Martin Luther King, Jr.
