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Grade 8 Conducting Research CCSS: CCRA.W.8, W.8.8
Why is it necessary to cite the sources you use?
  1. To avoid committing plagiarism
  2. To give credit to the work of the original authors or creators
  3. Because my teacher requires it
  4. All of the above are correct
Grade 8 Opinion Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.8.1b
4 out of 5 dentists say that you need to brush at least 3 times a day.


What method is used here?
  1. Cause and Effect
  2. Analogy
  3. Appeal to Authority
  4. Repetition
Grade 8 Opinion Writing
Who the speaker delivers the speech to
  1. audience
  2. tone
  3. appearance
  4. purpose
Grade 8 Writing
Which choice correctly uses a comma in the closing of a letter?
  1. Dear, Sophia
  2. Dear Sophia,
  3. Your friend, Marcus
  4. Your friend Marcus,
Grade 8 Writing CCSS: CCRA.L.3, L.8.3
"Please note in your checkbook how much money you spend using your ATM card today."
What is the tone of this sentence?
  1. sympathetic
  2. straightforward
  3. sad
  4. sarcastic
  5. irritated
  6. threatening
Grade 8 Opinion Writing
"Do as we say or something bad will happen to you."

This is an example of what type of persuasive technique?
  1. Bandwagon
  2. Card stacking
  3. Exaggeration
  4. Fear mongering
Grade 8 Opinion Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.8.1a
Why is it important to address opposing point of views within your argumentative essay?
  1. because it is a part of the process of argument
  2. because doing this will help you meet the page length requirement for your essay
  3. because if you do not then your readers may become angry
  4. because you want to be able to refute in your essay what the opposing sides argue
Grade 8 Opinion Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.8.1b
Which of the following is not considered evidence for argumentative essays?
  1. authorities
  2. opinions
  3. facts
  4. statistics
Grade 8 Opinion Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.6.1c, W.7.1c, W.8.1c
Which sentences show the writer using words and phrases to show the relationship among claims and reasons?
  1. Last year, the student government sponsored one school-wide event each month.
  2. More than 50 percent of the students in our school attended at least four of these events.
  3. In addition, programs like the peer tutoring program and the summer intern bulletin board are organized by student government committees and supported by student government fundraisers.
  4. At least 40 percent of the school's students take advantage of one of these programs as well.
  5. Yet only 10 percent of the school's students are active in student government or serve on committees.
  6. Effective student government requires the involvement of as many students as possible.
  7. We can't keep these programs going without your help.
  8. So, if you aren't already involved in student government, think about joining.
Grade 8 Conducting Research CCSS: CCRA.W.8, W.8.8
You are writing a report on Cleopatra. Which source below will provide the most authoritative information on your topic?
  1. The Shakespeare play, "Antony and Cleopatra"
  2. Personal web page created by a fan of Cleopatra
  3. "Discovering Collection," one of the library's databases
  4. Wikipedia entry on Cleopatra
Grade 8 Opinion Writing
A claim should be vague.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Conducting Research CCSS: CCRA.W.8, W.8.8
While writing a paper on Martin Luther King, Jr., you notice that one of your sources says he died in a different year than what is given in another source of yours. What do you NOT do?
  1. Consider the publisher of the source
  2. Pick the source you like best
  3. Continue researching to see what other sources say
  4. Decide if the conflict of information is critical to the assignment
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