TESTS
Arguments
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Practice
Test questions
100
How many sources do you need to use?
All
100
What is a claim?
Your side of the argument.
100
What do we start the introduction out with?
Hook
100
What type of figurative language is the following statement: "The girl took off like a cheetah." ?
Simile: like or as
100
How many answer(s) would you select on this question?
1- bubbles are one and it asks for your favorite, singular.
200
What does the E in TESTS stand for?
Evidence
200
What paragraph is your counterclaim in?
3rd body
200
How many topics, or reasons, should you have in your thesis?
3... sometimes 2
200
What does PIE stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
200
How many answer(s) would you select for this question?
2 or more, checkboxes are more than 1.
300
What are the 2 types of essay prompts that you will write on the test?
Argumentative + Informative
300
What does the counterclaim and rebuttal need to start with?
CC= "Some may say..." and R= "However,"
300
What is the first sentence in the conclusion?
Restate the thesis
300
What does the following metaphor mean: "Her hair was a flowing, golden river."
Her hair was long and blonde.
300
How would you restate the following thesis statement: "Schools should not allow phones during class because they can be used to cheat, they can become a distraction, and students could lose or break them."
"Phones can be used in class to cheat, distract students, and could be lost so schools should not allow them during class."
400
What do the 2 T's in TESTS stand for?
Types of prompts/essay and Transitions
400
What is a counterclaim?
The other side of the argument.
400
What is a stanza in a poem?
A paragraph.
400
How would you restate the following prompt: "Write and support a claim about if students should have to read books over the summer." ?
Students should/ (not) have to read books over the summer because...
400
What type of essay would you be writing and how do you know?
Argumentative, support a claim and address counterclaims.
500
What does the 2 S's stand for in TESTS?
Sources and Sentences
500
What is a rebuttal?
How you prove the counterclaim wrong.
500
What is a verse in a poem?
A sentence.
500
What is theme?
What the author wants you to learn from a story; the message in the story.
500
What type of essay would you be writing and how do you know?
Informative, analyze
600
What are the two types of sentences and how are they written?
Simple- one sentence
Compound- 2 sentences combined with a , + conjunction (FANBOYS) or a ;
600
Create a claim for the following prompt:
Should people be required to recycle?
People should/(not) be required to recycle because... 1, 2, 3.
600
What is text structure? Example example.
How the text is laid out. cause and effect, compare and contrast, description, chronological.
600
What does "He strutted around the yard like a king's jewel come to life."
a. The rooster walked freely around the farm.
b. The rooster had been cleaned and groomed.
c. The rooster proudly showed off its feathers.
C
600
What type of essay would the following prompt be: "Use the information given and create a multi-paragraph response where you look at how littering can affect the environment." ?
Informative, information + look at.