RI 8 Vocabulary Words

What is the purpose of an argument according to the provided text?

• To entertain the reader

• To provide a narrative

• To persuade or explain

• To describe a process

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does the term "claim(s)" refer to in the provided text?

• A detailed description of an event

• An assertion of the truth of something

• A list of evidence

• A summary of a story

What does the term "delineate" mean according to the provided text?

• To argue a point

• To describe something precisely

• To summarize a text

• To provide evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "evaluate" in the provided text?

• To summarize information

• To determine quality or value after careful analysis

• To create an argument

• To list evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is considered "evidence" according to the provided text?

• Opinions and beliefs

• Facts and/or information presented together as a body of support

• Personal anecdotes

• Hypothetical scenarios

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does "reasons/reasoning" involve according to the provided text?

• Summarizing a text

• Providing a narrative

• An explanation or justification for a claim, action, or value statement

• Listing unrelated facts

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is "relevant evidence" as described in the provided text?

• Details and elements that are closely connected and appropriate to the argument

• Unrelated facts and opinions

• Personal anecdotes

• Hypothetical scenarios

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the term "text" refer to in the provided text?

• Only books and articles

• Anything that students can read, write, view, listen to, or explore

• Only written documents

• Only visual media

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the purpose of an argumentative text?

• To entertain the reader

• To convince the reader

• To inform the reader

• To start an argument with the reader

Which of the following is not a purpose of an argument?

• To change the reader's point of view

• To prove that you are right

• To bring about action

• To ask the reader to accept an explanation