Pre- Test

1.Fact, convention, opinion, and preference are common types of assertion used in…

• a. Identifying assertion                                       

• b.Counterclaim                                                 

• c. Determining evidences

• d. None of the above

2. Determining evidences is..

• a. Asserting facts to support claims 

• b. Rebutting a previous claim

• c. To details the given support survey

• d. Showing courteous

3.  What is the purpose of writing an evaluative statement?

• a. To challenge the author's logic for the purpose of presenting new ways of thinking about a subject matter.

• b. To ensure that a reader comprehends what he or she has read in its proper context.

• c. To show that a reader is smarter than the author of the text he or she has read

• d. Both a and b

4. Critical reading is not to criticize but to assess the validity of the text.

• a. True     

• b. False

5. Evaluative statements can be formulated in two way such as formulating assertions and formulating meaningful counterclaims.

• a. True  

•   b. False