WorksheetsStandards Check 4
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 22mins
Professional video gaming should be considered a sport because it shares many characteristics with other sports.
Which answer is the BEST evidence to support this claim?
Competitive video gaming occurs in a similar atmosphere to other sports: a large arena with screaming fans.
Sociology professor Carly Jones notes, "The definition of a sport has always been up for debate. Is chess a sport? Is dance a sport? People often disagree."
Sports journalist Andrew Owens argues, "Professional gaming doesn't require physical contact or ability. Sports are, and always have been, physical."
All of the above.
Cheerleading, which requires great physical skill, is a legitimate sport.
Which is the STRONGEST evidence to support this claim?
A high school senior told the school newspaper reporter, "My brother is a football player, but I cheer and I train and compete just as hard as he does."
The American Medical Association has officially recognized cheerleading as a sport.
Researchers have concluded that cheerleading is now the leading cause of catastrophic injuries for high school and college females.
Our cheerleading sponsor, Mrs. Blaylock, is the best cheer coach in Georgia.
Source: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 1, page 20. Published by Dell Publishing, New York 1991.
A correctly written in-text citation using MLA rules would be:
(Vonnegut, 1991)
(Kurt Vonnegut pg 20)
(Vonnegut, 20)
(Vonnegut 20)
Identify the counterclaim to this claim: Students should be able to eat snacks in class.
Chewing gum raises test scores
Studies show eating during class keeps students focused
Teachers argue food distracts students
Eating is during school hours is important
Identify the rebuttal to the previous counterclaim that food causes distractions
Students get Hot Cheeto fingers on the Chromebooks
The real distraction is hungry students who can't focus
It's impossible to open a bag of chips quietly
Students leave crumbs everywhere, which attracts bugs
Identify the counterclaim to this argument: Students should wear uniforms to school.
Having uniforms prepares students for professional careers
Uniforms make everyone's lives easiers
Students need to be able to express themselves
Uniforms allow students to focus on their work not fashion
Which rebuttal is the strongest response to the counterclaim that students need to express themselves?
Students do not have time to wash their uniforms each night.
Uniforms are more affordable for most families.
Students can still express themselves in many other ways.
Some believe uniforms are unfair; however, they're idiots.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?
The support or proof that backs up an idea,conclusion, or opinion.
Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.
evidence
claims
arguments
counterclaims
Statements that address opposing viewpoints.
counterclaims
rebuttels
claims
arguments
A rebuttal is an explanation as to why the opposing side of the argument is wrong.
True
False
Statements that address opposing viewpoints.
counterclaims
rebuttels
claims
arguments
