oral quiz in grade 10

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2. #1

3. Facts that support your claim.
Identification

4. Evidence

5. #2

6. In an argumentative essay, you don’t
have to:
(1) state your opinion,
(2) (2) give reasons to support your
opinion, and
(3) (3) argue against the opposite
opinion

7. False

8. #3

9. To convince the audience, your essay
must be balanced—it must include
your viewpoint and the opposing
viewpoint, or counterargument.
True or false

10. True

11. #4

12. BONUS

13. #5

14. If your essay is balanced, a reader
is more likely to agree with you.
True or false

15. True

16. #6

17. What is an argument?
a. Is an idea that supports the claim
b. Is an idea that has feelings in it.
c. Is an idea that tells a story.
d. All of the above

18. a. Is an idea that supports
the claim

19. #7

20. What does an argumentative essay presents in
order to let the reader know why it is more
favorable?
a. The main idea of an essay.
b. Evidences for a claim
c. A sentence that gets the reader's attention.
d. All of the above

21. d. All of the above

22. #8

23. What do you call an idea which the
opinions of people are different?
a. Argument
b. Issue
c. Claim
d. Evidence.

24. a. Argument

25. #9

26. What is a counterargument?
a. Agreeing with your opponent's claim.
b. The response to an argument.
c. An idea given by the opposing side
against the claim given.
d. All of the above

27. c. An idea given by the opposing
side against the claim given.

28. #10

29. BONUS

30. #11

31. BONUS

32. #12

33. What is a rebuttal?
a. The response counterargument.
b. The conclusion.
c. The return to your claim.
d. All of the above

34. a. The response
counterargument.

35. #13

36. These are the elements of an
argumentative essay.
a. Claim, Argument
b. Evidence, claim and conclusion
c. Claim, Counterargument, Rebuttal.
d. All of the above

37. d. All of the above

38. #14

39. In which paragraph is the thesis
found?
a. Body
b. Introduction
c. Conclusion
d. None of the above

40. b. Introduction

41. #15

42. BONUS

43. #16

44. It is the body paragraph where facts of the
given thesis statements of the essay are
written.
a. Introduction
b. Refutation
c. Body
d. Conclusion

45. c. Body

46. #17

47. What is logic?
a. Reason
b. Feelings
c. Facts
d. Opinions

48. a. Reason

49. #18

50. BONUS

51. #19

52. In a good argumentative essay, a writer
attempts to persuade readers to
understand and support their point of
view about an issue by stating their
reasoning and providing evidence to
support it.
True or false

53. TRUE

54. #20

55. Examples of claims are statistics,
data from studies, historical
events, habitual practices, and
other facts that can support an
argument.
True or false

56. FALSE

57. #21

58. It is an argument in favor of a
claim or advantage regarding
something.
Identification

59. Pro

60. #22

61. It is an argument against a claim or
disadvantage regarding something.
Identification

62. Con

63. #23

64. Argumentative essays have the
following elements: claim, arguments,
evidences, counterargument, rebuttal,
and conclusion
True or false

65. TRUE

66. #24

67. These are logical arguments for
rejecting the argument.
Identification

68. Rebuttal

69. #25

70. BONUS

71. #26

72. Statements that support the claim.
Identification

73. Argument

74. #27

75. BONUS

76. #28

77. Restates the claim,
summarizes arguments,
restates the counterclaim
and rebuttal and makes any
recommendation.
Identification

78. Conclusion

79. #29

80. It is called the “gateway”
of an essay.
Identification

81. Introduction

82. #30

83. BONUS

84. #31

85. It is where the arguments
are written to support the
statements.
Identification

86. Body

87. #32

88. An argument that your reader
would make if they disagreed with
your claim.
Identification

89. Counterargument

90. #33

91. BONUS

92. #34

93. There are three parts to an essay. Which
choice contains all of them?
a. Thesis, Lead, Hook
b. Introduction, Body, Conclusion.
c. Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal.
d. Only A and B

94. b. Introduction, Body, Conclusion.

95. #35

96. These are transition words and phrases
to use in the counterargument EXCEPT…
a. It might seem that
b. It’s true that
c. Admittedly
d. Obviously

97. d. Obviously

98. #36

99. DO NOT weaken your argument
by using “I believe” or “I think.”
True or false

100. TRUE

101. #37

102. Do not use gossips and rumors as
evidence.
True or false

103. TRUE

104. #38

105. BONUS

106. #39

107. It is important to use research
as a backup data in stating
your evidence.
True or false

108. TRUE

109. #40

110. Providing a counterargument in
your essay shows your reader you
know and understand that there
are other positions and you have
considered them.
True or false

111. TRUE

112. #41

113. BONUS

114. #42

115. The counterargument
should be brief with one
point.
True or false

116. True

117. #43

118. BONUS

119. #44

120. BONUS

121. #45

122. How to respond to a counterargument?
a. Discredit it by using research to show it’s
weak or fake
b. Agree that their point is valid, but your
claim is stronger.
c. Provide evidences, examples, and
explanations to support your argument.
d. All of the above.

123. d. All of the above.

124. #46

125. An exchange of diverging or
opposite views.
Identification

126. Argument

127. #47

128. It presents evidences for a claim
in order to let the reader know
why it is more favorable.
Identification

129. Argumentative essay

130. #48

131. An idea about which the opinions of
people are different.
Identification

132. Issue

133. #49

134. Is also called a position, stand, or
point of view.
Identification

135. CLAIM

136. #50

137. It needs supporting evidences.
Identification

138. Argument

139. #51

140. Facts in the real world that can be
used to support an argument.
Identification

141. Evidence

142. #52

143. An idea given by the opposing
side against the claim given in
the argumentative essay.
Identification

144. Rebuttal

145. #53

146. In an argumentative essay, the
author's claim or position is usually
first stated in the ___.
a. Body
b. Conclusion
c. Evidence
d. Introduction

147. d. Introduction

148. #54

149. BONUS

150. #55

151. In which part of an essay can this sentence be
found?
So, with all these in mind, there is no doubt that
we should support the liquor ban.
a. Body
b. Conclusion
c. Evidence
d. Introduction

152. b. Conclusion

153. #56

154. To be more convincing, the claim of the
essay should be supported by __.
a. clear statement of opposing views
b. detailed discussion of current events
c. logical reasons and evidences
d. narration of a personal experience

155. c. logical reasons and evidences

156. #57

157. An argumentative essay is written to
__.
a. impress others
b. persuade readers
c. provide useful information
d. teach an important lesson

158. b. persuade readers

159. #58

160. BONUS

161. #59

162. These are examples of evidences
EXCEPT
a. statistics,
b. historical events
c. gossips
d. social norms

163. a.gossips

164. #60

165. BONUS