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1) Which of the following is NOT included in argumentative/persuasive writing?
a) Thesis Statement or Claim showing your opinion
b) Rising action, Climax, and Resolution
c) Reasons, Support, and Evidence
d) Counterargument and Rebuttal
2.) Which of the following is NOT a good form of evidence or support to use to back up your claim?
a) Your opinion
b) Examples or Experiences
c) Data/Statistics
d) Quotes from your sources
3.) A short statement (usually one sentence) that summarizes the main point of the essay, the author's claim, and the author's opinion about the topic is known as the ________________.
a) Counterargument
b) Rebuttal
c) Thesis Statement
d) Debate
7.) In argumentative/persuasive writing, when you bring up the opposite opinion of your claim and acknowledge the other side/implications of your argument it is called the ______________.
a) Counterargument
b) Rebuttal
c) Thesis Statement
d) Debate
5.) An attempt to contradict or disprove an argument is called the ______________. (simply put, it is the no, you're wrong and this is why)
a) Counterargument
b) Rebuttal
c) Thesis Statement
d) Debate
6.) Read the thesis statement as follows: Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a great American novel. Select the best option below.
a) This is a good thesis statement because it is an opinion.
b) This is a good thesis statement because it includes the title and the author of the book.
c) This is a weak thesis statement because it does not give us enough information. We don't know the subject of the paper
d) This is a weak thesis statement because it does not make a specific claim and it does not include basic reasoning.
7.) Read the thesis statement as follows: Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is about a young boy who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. Select the best option below.
a) This is a good thesis statement because it is an opinion.
b) This is a good thesis statement because it is factual and tells us what happens within the book.
c) This is a weak thesis statement because it does not give enough detail.
d) This is a weak thesis statement because it is NOT an opinion.
11.) True or False: A thesis statement is like both a road map and an umbrella because it should show the direction in which your paper will go, and everything you say within your paper should fall under your thesis statement.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
9.) A strong thesis should be
a) Debatable
b) An opinion
c) Specific
d) All of the above
10.) Is the following thesis strong or weak? Argumentative writing is fun because it allows the writer to share their opinion and research information they are interested in.
a) Strong
b) Weak
c)
d)
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