8.11.A Compare & Contrast Persuasive Texts That Reached Different Conclusions About The Same Issue
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 8
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1How do paragraphs 4 through 6 support the author’s position about online learning?By providing evidence that online classes are valuable to students’ educationBy explaining how online classes have become part of the educational systemBy providing information about U.S. Education Secretary Arne DuncanBy explaining why Bill Gates supports the development of online schools60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text
- Q2Which sentence best refutes the critics’ concerns about online education?Thanks to current technology, Samantha is just one of many students who have benefited from online learning.After viewing an interactive video about the electromagnetic spectrum, she joins a couple of her classmates in an online chat room to complete a virtual lab assignment that they will e-mail to the instructor.Enrollment in these courses also allows students access to virtual laboratories and the finest libraries in the country, no matter where they live.In fact, Florida Virtual School, the nation’s largest virtual high school, boasts higher scores in its advanced-placement courses than many traditional public schools.60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text
- Q3The author supports the article’s premise by providing —testimonials from students who have had success with online educationexamples of how online classes are improving educationstatistics from various schools that offer online classesquotations from people who have been involved in organizing online classes60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text
- Q4How does the author organize paragraphs 8 through 10?By identifying problems writers encounter while revising their workBy comparing strategies writers use to develop their ideasBy stating reasons writers avoid trying different techniquesBy listing common practices used by writers60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text
- Q5By referring to the man in the grocery store as a “novelist,” the author —suggests that technology has increased our ability to stay in touch with friendsillustrates why grocery stores are interesting places to observe peopledepicts writers as being self-absorbed in their workemphasizes the man’s rudeness by exaggerating how long he took to write a text message60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text
- Q6The examples in paragraphs 3 and 4 reinforce the author’s point that being courteous —is not something that should be practiced only at a young ageis less important for adults than for childrenrequires time and energy but is still worthwhileguarantees that others will show their appreciation by being kind in return60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text
- Q7The author supports the central argument of the article mainly by —referring to facts on the subjectcomparing rules from the past with rules from the presentsharing quotations from experts on the subjectdescribing personal observations60s8.11.A: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Persuasive Text