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Evaluating Arguments ELA.7.SL.C13.3

Quiz by Anita Proffitt

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  • Q1
    Do students learn more when they are hungry? I do not think so. We should have a vending machine at our school because people get hungry in the middle of the day, it would raise money for sports and clubs, and students would learn more. In the above introduction, which best describes the essay’s main claim?
    The speaker is against his school purchasing vending machines for the students to use.
    The speaker is against having fund raising activities at his school.
    The speaker is in favor of his school purchasing vending machines for the students to use.
    The speaker is in favor of having fund raising activities at his school.
    30s
  • Q2
    Have you ever really needed to go somewhere and did not have transportation? People under the age of 14 should be able to drive. They should be able to drive because they might have woken up late and no one is home. Another reason is that on winter days it might be so cold that people could get bad frost bite. In addition, they would be able to help with errands and picking up brothers and sisters. The claim in the above passage could best be described as being
    that the driving age needs to be decreased.
    that the driving age needs to be increased.
    that there should be more opportunities for teenagers to use public transportation.
    that teenagers should be given more responsibility at home.
    30s
  • Q3
    Fast food is unhealthy; it leads to obesity and disease, but the convenience and addictiveness of it contributes to the laziness of the general population. Most people eat fast food because they lack the time to prepare a more nutritious meal. It seems as though there is a fast food restaurant on every street corner. The general population overlooks the fact that eating nothing but these greasy foods will contribute to weight gain. Fast food is addictive because it is easily accessible and tastes so good. In the above passage, which sentence supports the argument that Fast Food contributes to unhealthy weight gain?
    Fast food is addictive, because it is too convenient.
    Most people eat fast food because they lack the time to prepare a more nutritious meal.
    The general population overlooks the fact that eating nothing but these greasy foods will cause you to gain weight.
    It seems as though there is a fast food restaurant on every street corner.
    30s

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