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WorksheetsReview for 1st CFA
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 25mins
True or False: When constructing a 2+ CD, it should include 2 sentences from the text you are using to support your claim.
True
False
What is the purpose of a counterclaim?
to prove the author's argument
to show the opposing argument
to express the opinion of the audience
to provide evidence for the author's claim
Read the following:
26 After 12 hours of training over the period of a month, study participants aged between 60 to 85 years improved performance on the game that surpassed that of individuals in their 20s playing the game for the first time. Moreover, two other significant cognitive areas were improved: working memory and sustained attention. These skills were maintained 6 months after completion of their training.
27 “The finding is a powerful example of how plastic the older brain is,” says Dr. Adam Gazzaley, Ph.D., UCSF associate professor of neurology, physiology and psychiatry and director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center. Dr. Gazzaley notes that it is encouraging that even a little brain training can reverse some of the brain decline that occurs with age.
28 A recent study conducted by neurobiologists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found that playing 3-D video games could also boost the formation of memories. Participants were allocated to either a group that played video games with a 2-D environment or a 3-D environment. After playing the games for 30 minutes per day for 2 weeks, the students were given memory tests that engaged the brain’s hippocampus.
Which detail from the passage above supports the claim that video games have a positive impact on the brain?
“The finding is a powerful example of how plastic the older brain is...”
"After playing the games for 30 minutes per day for 2 weeks, the students were given memory tests that engaged the brain’s hippocampus."
"...two other significant cognitive areas were improved: working memory and sustained attention."
"Participants were allocated to either a group that played video games with a 2-D environment or a 3-D environment."
Which of the following are examples of LOGOS, or the logical appeal?
Reasoning & argumentation
Credibility & reliability
Emotions
Facts & figures
Case Studies
Read the following:
It frightens me because I wonder: do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished? Do I have the right to accept this great honor on their behalf?... I do not. That would be presumptuous.2 No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.
What is the best meaning of the word presumptuous as it is used in the passage above? Use a dictionary to define the word; this will help you!
to remember something from the past
assuming something is true
confident in a rude way
allowing an atrocity to occur
Read an excerpt from the article "Destructive, illegal TikTok challenges in schools must stop, warn superintendents," then answer the question:
The October challenge urges students to film and post videos on the platform of a student slapping a teacher. Striking a teacher, who is considered a public servant, is a criminal offense and can bring third-degree felony charges against some youths, McBurnett said in his warning. Others would be subject to juvenile legal proceedings. Along with legal ramifications, districts can also apply their own disciplinary measures.
Who is the intended audience?
only students
parents and students
teachers, administrators and parents
teachers, students, and parents
Read this introduction from the article "What Makes Technology Good or Bad for Us?"
How technology affects our well-being partly depends on whether it strengthens our relationships.
BY JENNA CLARK | MAY 2, 2019
Everyone’s worried about smartphones. Headlines like “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?” and “Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain” paint a bleak picture of our smartphone addiction and its long-term consequences. This isn’t a new lament—public opinion at the advent of the newspaper worried that people would forego the stimulating pleasures of early-morning conversation in favor of reading the daily.
Is the story of technology really that bad? Certainly there’s some reason to worry. Smartphone use has been linked to serious issues, such as dwindling attention spans, crippling depression, and even increased incidence of brain cancer. Ultimately, though, the same concern comes up again and again: Smartphones can’t be good for us, because they’re replacing the real human connection of the good old days.
Everyone’s heard how today’s teens just sit together in a room, texting, instead of actually talking to each other. But could those teenagers actually be getting something meaningful and real out of all that texting?
What is the author's argument [claim]?
Technology is an important part of maintaining positive relationships.
Technology's impact on relationships depends on a person's intent.
Technology is terrible for relationships because people don't connect.
Technology can improve a person's social status and online presence.
Which piece of evidence below supports a claim/argument that social media affects teen mental health in a beneficial way.
Find vital social connection if you live in a remote area, for example, or have limited independence, social anxiety, or are part of a marginalized group.
"...multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness..."
"Even if you know that images you’re viewing on social media are manipulated, they can still make you feel insecure about how you look or what’s going on in your own life."
"The idea that you’re missing out on certain things can impact your self-esteem, trigger anxiety, and fuel even greater social media use."
Read each viewpoint about the affects of social media:
Viewpoint #1:
Humans used to spend their evenings in darkness, but now we’re surrounded by artificial lighting all day and night. Research has found that this can inhibit the body’s production of the hormone melatonin, which facilitates sleep – and blue light, which is emitted by smartphone and laptop screens, is said to be the worst culprit. In other words, if you lie on the pillow at night checking Facebook and Twitter, you’re headed for restless slumber.
Viewpoint #2:
But Twitter also acted as a coping mechanism – and the more women used it, the less stressed they were. The same effect wasn’t found for men, whom the researchers said had a more distant relationship with social media. Overall, the researchers concluded that social media use was linked to “modestly lower levels” of stress.
Which argument is more convincing: viewpoint #1 or viewpoint #2? Type your response below.
Sentence Stem: Viewpoint # [fill in the blank] is more convincing because [fill in the blank with 1 reason why].
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about topic sentences?
a TS can be a question.
a TS answers the prompt.
a TS has 2 reasons in it.
a TS is green.
