WorksheetsJudging the Validity of the Evidence Listened
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
1.What type of evidence provides numbers, amount, or percentage from good sources?
A. quote
B. reason
C. anecdote
D. statistic
What brief stories are used to prove a reason or claim in an argument?
A. quotes
B. reasons
C. anecdotes
D. statistics
1.Which one refers to facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics?
A. arguments
B. claim
C. counterclaim
D. evidence
What is the purpose of an argument?
A. to persuade
B. to entertain
C. to inform
D. to explain
1.In the article, "Single-Parent Families Cause Juvenile Crime," Robert L. Maginnis stated that children from single-parent families are more likely to have behavior problems because they tend to lack economic security and adequate time with parents.
A. facts
B. quotes
C. statistics
D. anecdotes
As of October 22, 2020, approximately 363.9 thousand people had been infected with the COVID-19 in the Philippines. Of those, 312.3 thousand had recovered, and 6.8 thousand had died.
A. facts
B. quotes
C. statistics
D. anecdotes
The type of evidence that strongly supported the Theory of Continental Drift is the fossil record.
A. facts
B. quotes
C. statistics
D. anecdotes
"I know someone who smoked for decades, and it never produced any significant illness. Those claims about smoking are exaggerated!
A. facts
B. quotes
C. statistics
D. anecdotes
Which quotations would NOT help support your understanding of the
knowledge of the past in The Giver?
''The man shook his head. 'No, no,' he said. 'I'm not clear. It's not my past, my
childhood that I must transmit to you.'
He leaned back, resting his head against the back of the upholstered chair.
'It's the memories of the whole world,' he said with a sigh. 'Before you, before
me, before the previous Receiver, and generations before him.'''
A. ''t's not my past...that I must transmit to you.'''
B. He leaned back.
C. '' . . .before the previous Receiver, and generations before him.'''
D. ''' It's the memories of the whole world'''
The following statements are examples of argument, EXCEPT:
Divorce should not be legalized because it would significantly affect
our society.
B. Texting while driving should be banned because a lot of accidents
happen because of it.
C. Twenty-five percent of the recorded COVID-cases in the country is a
result of community transmission.
D.The government should regulate the manufacturing of cigarettes
because smoking is bad for one's health.
