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WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a Thesis statement?
The authors claim
The paragraph that summarize information
The conclusion
The body of an essay
2. What is the other side of the issue (opposite of your claim) called?
Counterargument
Conclusion
Thesis statement
Opposition
4. The evidence below best matches which claim?
-Teachers often stay late at work, plan and grade student work at home and spend many hours on weekends planning lessons for the week.-
Teachers respect students.
Teachers work very hard.
Teachers are very knowledgeable.
Teachers are very important.
11. The thesis statement in an Argumentative text must briefly mention the ideas of the topic sentences that will be developed in the body paragraphs.
True
False
Going out in the burning sun without sensible protection is extremely dangerous. The first reason is that you can get extremely sunburnt. The second reason is that you can get horrible skin cancers because of damaging light rays. Another reason is that too much time out in bright sunlight can damage your eyesight. Remember to wear a hat, put on a shirt, use sunscreen and wear sunglasses.
What is the author's claim?
It is important to always wear sunscreen and sunglasses when you're outside.
Being out in the sun can be dangerous, so it is important to protect yourself.
Too much time in the sun can cause cancer and many other health problems.
Being sunburnt can be extremely painful, so you should always wear sunscreen.
evidence can be all of the following except...
fact
statistic
study
opinion
Mercantilism changed the nature of the British North American economy leading up to the Revolutionary war, resulting in increasing global trade, and the continued growth of British imperial power, but to the detriment of the colonial economy.
a personal experience and a literary example
a current story that she heard recently on the news
a couple of strong personal experiences
a historical example and a literary example
Likewise, having the audacity to accept and confront challenging situations is sometimes necessary to reveal exceptional character.
The author would like to add one more sentence at the end of the last paragraph to make an effective concluding paragraph. Which sentence would be most effective to add?
In conclusion, take risks!
For people to truly be successful and well-rounded, they must first start by taking risks.
Another example of a risk taker is Thomas Edison who took risks to invent many useful products such as the lightbulb.
As I have mentioned, two people who took risks were automaker Henry Ford and the fictional character Atticus Finch.
Jason has written an essay about risk-taking for her Science class.
Which would be the best place to publish her work?
In a magazine aimed at retired adults
On a blog for teens or young adult
In a magazine targeted toward wealthy travelers
As a news story for the local TV news station
Jasmin is a millionaire and has written an essay about places to travel to during the summer months.
Which would be the best place to publish her work?
In a magazine aimed at retired adults
On a blog for teens or young adult
In a magazine targeted toward wealthy travelers
As a news story for the local TV news station
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?
(12) Novel writers has even made books about the depths of love.
Change has even made to has even maked
Change has even made to have even made
Change depths to deepths
no change is needed
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?
(16) I realized very quickly that I was probably not going to persuade everyone that I was the best candidate, but hopefully I could convince enough people to change there mind about some of my opponents.
Delete the comma before but
Change there to their
Change opponents to oponents
no change is needed
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 18?
(18) There’s no way to prevent bad things from happening, so it’s best to learn as much as you can from it.
Change There’s to There isn’t
Change it’s to its
Change it to them
no change is needed
