February Practice

Choose the sentence that states a claim.

• Cats are animals.

• We go to school on Tuesdays.

• Students should get free time on their computer at the end of the day.

• Skittles are a type of candy.

What does 'purpose' mean in argumentative text?

• WHY the author wrote the text.

• WHO the author is speaking to.

• The author's side of an argument.

• The name of the text.

Match the following

• what the author is trying to convince you of- why they wrote it

• fact

• something someone thinks or feels

• purpose

• something that can be proven

• audience

• who the author is speaking to

• opinion

• what side of the argument someone is on

• claim

Fix the sentence!

The dog ran away​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ I ran after him.

• ,
• so
• can
• .
• ?
• did

How do you combine the 2 sentences:

Micah ate a chicken leg.

Micah ate a lollipop.

• Micah ate chicken leg lollipop.

• Micah ate a lollipop.

• Micah ate a chicken leg, Micah ate a lollipop.

• Chicken leg and lollipop.

• Micah ate a chicken leg and a lollipop.

Which word do you use to replace the underlined word:

I runned very fast on the track.

• runed

• ran

• runnned

• pulled

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• To give facts about a topic

• To make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth of something

• To give your opinion about a topic

• To lie about a topic

What a text is mostly about; the main idea

• Centra idea

• Argument

• Opinion

• Counterclaim

What is evidence?

• Information from the text that proves or supports the speaker's claim

• Something made up to help prove your point

• Taking notes about a story

• something that the author believes is true

The opposite view of the author's is the

• argument/ opinion

• claim

• counterclaim/ counterargument

• thesis