Choose Evidence to Support a Claim

Choose Evidence to Support a Claim

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Choose Evidence to Support a Claim

Choose Evidence to Support a Claim

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In order to write a successful argument, you must use ___ to support claims.

purpose

audience

opinions

evidence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The writer's position on a problem or issue is called the

evidence

claim

argument

support

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When gathering evidence, use credible ___ and take notes.

sources

purposes

language

appeals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The reasons and evidence that are used to prove the claim are called ___.

purpose

claim

appeal

support

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

facts, statistics, examples, quotes/opinions of experts, anecdotes, used to support someone's claim

evidence

source

reasoning

conclusion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:


High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

School uniforms make it easier to choose what you'll wear each day.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of analyzing evidence to support a claim?

Just because.

I think so.

According to a study by Harvard University, students who study daily perform better academically.

It's always been that way.

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