Vocabulary
Author's Claim 1
Author's Claim 2
Author's Claim 3
True or False?
100
An author's point is usually the author's _______ or what the author believes.
Opinion
100
Some screen time is essential. It helps us with cognitive skills, communication and at times it is very stimulating to our brains. If a child has homework to do, watching a video online or reading some research is essential to completion of an assignment.
What idea is emphasized the entire time?
Some screen time is essential.
100
School uniforms improve discipline, self-esteem and self-respect. They focus attention upon learning and away from such distractions as fashion competition and gang intimidation. Requiring uniforms enhances school security by permitting identification of non-students who try to enter the campus.
School uniforms improve discipline, self-esteem and enhance school security.
100
One of the best ways to help children and teens eat healthy is to encourage them to learn to cook. Learning to cook helps kids find out about nutrition and what it means to eat healthy.
Kids should learn how to cook.
100
A claim is the lesson the story is trying to teach us.
False. A claim is the author's position or stance on a topic.
200
An author's point is usually how the author feels or what the author _________.
Believes
200
American Idol has been on TV for several seasons. The show first debuted in 2001. Kelly Clarkson was the first winner of the singing competition. Most people still believe that Kelly Clarkson is the best singer that has been on the show.
What is the author's claim?
Most people still believe that Kelly Clarkson is the best singer that has been on the show.
200
Movie theaters are a nightmare! They’re expensive, they’re loud—but most importantly, there is no intermission. That alone makes home rental better than the theater.
Watching movies at home is better than watching movies in a theater.
200
Banning smoking in public places and workplaces is good for the heart. Public smoking bans seem to be tremendously effective in reducing heart attack and to help prevent lung cancer.
What is the author's purpose?
To convince readers smoking should be banned in public places and workplaces.
200
The author's claim is always right.
False. Many people have differences of opinions on many topics.
300
They prove their point by supporting it with _________ in the text.
Evidence
300
Over 75% of teens in America have social media accounts. Social media use can negatively affect teens, distracting them, disrupting their sleep, and exposing them to bullying, rumor spreading, unrealistic views of other people's lives and peer pressure.
What idea was emphasized?
Teens should not have social media accounts because it can negatively affect them.
300
By bringing people and animals together, zoos educate the public and foster an appreciation of animal species. Zoos save endangered species by bringing them into a safe environment, where they are protected from poachers, habitat loss, starvation, and predators.
Zoos are helping animals and educate the public.
300
Overall, pro athletes deserve the money they get. They work way to hard not to get paid like they do. All athletes are so dedicated to the sport that they risk injury to play, especially a sport like football where contact is the whole game.
Athletes deserve the money they recieve.
300
Facts are information that can be proved by reference materials and personal observations while statistics are numbers that illustrate a point.
True
400
What word means "to explain how the evidence supports the claim"?
Reason
400
The dangerous effects of sleep medications range from seizures to depressed breathing. Some people also experience allergic reactions from sleeping pills that can cause difficulty breathing, chest pain, nausea and swelling.
What is the author's main claim?
Sleeping medications can have dangerous effects on the body.
400
Assigning children regular chores helps teach them responsibility. Tasks that personally affect your kids, such as cleaning their room or doing their own laundry, can help them become more self-reliant at the same time.
Children should do chores at home because it teaches them responsibility.
400
Recycling saves a lot of energy. Every year, recyclers across the country save the same amount of energy it would take to power 14 million homes for a full year. That's the equivalent of turning off the power for one out of every 10 homes for an entire year.
Recycling saves a lot of energy.
400
A reason is the cause or explanation to why something happens.
True
500
What is the author’s main claim in the passage?
Not everyone should be able to buy a gun.
500
What text evidence supports the idea animals need protection? Give your reason.
Possible answers:
However, here in the United States some animals are used for food or experimented on for new products, such as medicine.