Composing An

Argumentative Essay
 1. What is an
argument?

a. A claim that has logic and

facts

b. A claim that has feeling in

it.

c. A claim that tells a story

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 2. What is a
hook?
a. The sentence that is the
main idea of an essay

b. A sentence that gets the

reader’s attention

c. The sentence that ends the

paper
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 3. Which of the
following choices are
hook used in an essay?

a. sentence, viewpoint

b. question, quote

c. conclusion

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 4. Which of the
following statements
correctly defines claim?

a. Grabs the reader’s attention

b. Details that support your

argument

c. Explains why the other side of the

argument is rational

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 5. Which of the
following is the CLAIM
FORMULA?

a. Topic t 4 reasons

b. Topic t Opinion t 2 reasons

c. Topic t Opposite Opinion t 1

reason

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 6. What is the purpose
of CLAIM?

a. Restate the argument

b. Support the argument

c. Share facts with the readers

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 7. Which of the following
quotes supports the claim that
we should stop using gadgets for
a week?

a. Technology has become more advanced in

the past ten years

b. Screens on cellphones have become

larger in the past few years

c. Students cause students to be distracted

and then they cannot learn as well.

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 8. Which of the following CLAIMS
matches the given evidence?

Teachers stay late at work many times a week.

Teachers plan and grade students work while they are
at home at night. Teachers spent many hours on
weekends planning lessons for the week

a. In my opinion, teachers work very hard

b. In my opinion, teachers are very

important

c. In my opinion, teachers are very

knowledgeable.
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 9. Which of the piece of evidences best
supports the claim that we should have
sports in JHS?

a. School sports include volleyball, soccer,

basketball, and tennis.

b. In schools that have sports, students

attend games after school

c. Research shows that school sports

increase student interest in school.

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 10. There are 3 parts of
an argumentative essay.
What are they?

a. lead, thesis. conclusion

b. claim, counterclaim, rebuttal

c. Introduction, body, and conclusion

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 11. There are 3 parts of
an essay. Which choice
contains all of them?

a. thesis, lead, hook

b. claim, counterclaim, rebuttal

c. Introduction, body, and conclusion

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 12. In which paragraph
does the THESIS go?

a. Body

b. Conclusion

c. Introduction

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 13. Your thesis statement must
include the points you’ll discuss. At
least how many should you have in
your essay?

a. two

b. three

c. four

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 14. What is a topic
sentence?

a. The sentence that tells the main

idea of the paragraph.

b. The sentence that connects the

claim

c. The sentence that ends the essay.

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 15. Which part of an essay
expounds the evidence and
connect it back to the topic
sentence?

a. Counterclaim

b. Explanation

c. Evidence

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 16. What is a
counter claim?

a. The rebuttal

b. The ending of an essay

c. Agreeing with your opponent’s

claim

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 17. Which of the following
statements would be a solid
COUNTERCLAIM for the topic
of “kids using social media”?
a. My mom said that I’m not allowed to have social
media and I don’t like that.

b. Some people believe that kids should be allowed to

use social media but those people are wrong

c. Some people claim that kids should not be allowed

to use social media because they could experience
bullying

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 18. What is the purpose of an
argumentative essay?

a. To give information about the topic

b. To tell an interesting story

c. To persuade the reader

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 19. Which part of the
argumentative essay will you
include your evidence?

a. Introduction

b. Body

c. Conclusion

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 20. Which of the following ideas is
NOT in the body paragraph of an
argumentative essay?

a. Introduction

b. Body

c. Setting

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 21. Which of the following should
be in the introductory paragraph of
an argumentative essay?

a. Refutation

b. Counterclaim

c. Topic Sentence

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 22. What two paragraphs in your
essay should look similar?

a. Body and Conclusion

b. Introduction and Body

c. Introduction and Conclusion

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 23. Which of these transitions
would you use in your body
paragraph?

a. Next,

b. In conclusion,

c. In my opinion,

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 24. Which of these phrases would
be good to use to CITE TEXT
EVIDENCE?

a. In conclusion,

b. In my opinion,

c. According to the text,

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 25. What is a rhetorical question?

a. A yes or no question

b. A question with a solid answer

c. A question asked not to get an

answer but to get the audience
thinking

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 26. What is included in a
concluding paragraph?

a. Summary and call to action

b. Restated argument and call to

action

c. Restated argument, restated claims,

and call to action

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 27. What is the purpose of a
counterclaim?

a. Shows that you are smart

b. Shows that only your opinion

matters

c. Shows that you have considered

the other side of the argument

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 28. How do you strat your call to
action?

a. You will……

b. You should know…..

c. Everyone should …….

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 29. Before choosing a position or
side, you should

a. Develop a thesis

b. Consider both sides

c. Write an introduction

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 30. Once you choose a
position/side, you should

a. Develop an introduction

b. Outline your entire essay

c. Develop your claim/thesis

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 Rosemarie S. Rillera
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