Question 1

​ Choose the sentence below that is capitalized correctly:

Accepted Answer

A) Skipping the war memorial on the tour seemed un-american. 
B) I love to go skiing in the Winter. 
C) Choose websites carefully when on the Internet. 
D) We heard the commencement speech from chancellor Bishop. 
A) Skipping the war memorial on the tour seemed un-american. 
B) I love to go skiing in the Winter. 
C) Choose websites carefully when on the Internet. 
D) We heard the commencement speech from chancellor Bishop. C

Question 2

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. 
​ In college essays, numbers from one to one hundred are usually written as words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ The formula for writing a defensible position statement links the topic and the writer's position with a word such as:

Accepted Answer

A) is, are, was 
B) would, should, must 
C) maybe, possibly, potentially 
D) none of the above 
A) is, are, was 
B) would, should, must 
C) maybe, possibly, potentially 
D) none of the above B

Question 4

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ In addition to the main claim, what other parts are needed in an argument?

Accepted Answer

A) counterargument 
B) evidence 
C) supporting claims 
D) all of the above 
A) counterargument 
B) evidence 
C) supporting claims 
D) all of the above

Question 5

​ Choose the correct format: _________ campers arrived on Sunday.

Accepted Answer

A) 400 
B) Four hundred 
A) 400 
B) Four hundred

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: main claim
call to action
valid research

Accepted Answer

The Answer of in the closing and in the middle is...

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. 
​ Including a call to action at the end of an argument is an effective way to make sure readers know how the writer wants them to respond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: Statistic
Fact
Testimony
Prediction

Accepted Answer

The Answer of According to the National Institute on Alcohol is...

Question 9

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. 
It is important for the writer to find details to help explain and illustrate the reasons outlined in an argument.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages.
​ Suppose you are a member of your college's student judicial board and are currently hearing a case involving plagiarism. The student handbook states that plagiarism is a serious offense that results in expulsion. The student accused of plagiarizing a paper admits copying from Wikipedia but says that she has never been told that she needed to use a formal citation and quotation marks. Should you vote to expel the student?
-adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , 5th ed., p. 37
​ What kind of evidence is the student handbook?

Accepted Answer

A) statistic 
B) expert testimony 
C) fact 
D) prediction 
A) statistic 
B) expert testimony 
C) fact 
D) prediction

Question 11

Directions: 
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. 
​ Suppose you are a member of your college's student judicial board and are currently hearing a case involving plagiarism. The student handbook states that plagiarism is a serious offense that results in expulsion. The student accused of plagiarizing a paper admits copying from Wikipedia but says that she has never been told that she needed to use a formal citation and quotation marks. Should you vote to expel the student? 
-adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , 5th ed., p. 37 
​ This argument ends with a call to action, something the reader is being asked to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​ Choose the correct format:  My term paper is worth ________ percent of my grade.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) thirty 
A) 30 
B) thirty

Question 13

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ Which of the following is not a type of argument?

Accepted Answer

A) position paper 
B) problem-solution 
C) narrative 
D) editorial 
A) position paper 
B) problem-solution 
C) narrative 
D) editorial

Question 14

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ A statement made by a biased or unqualified source is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) a bare assertion 
B) a threat 
C) a slippery slope 
D) an unreliable testimonial 
A) a bare assertion 
B) a threat 
C) a slippery slope 
D) an unreliable testimonial

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. 
​ Logical fallacies are false assertions that weaken arguments and should be removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages.
​ Suppose you are a member of your college's student judicial board and are currently hearing a case involving plagiarism. The student handbook states that plagiarism is a serious offense that results in expulsion. The student accused of plagiarizing a paper admits copying from Wikipedia but says that she has never been told that she needed to use a formal citation and quotation marks. Should you vote to expel the student?
-adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , 5th ed., p. 37
​ What key word indicates that this is the opening of an argument text?

Accepted Answer

A) suppose 
B) admits 
C) accused 
D) should 
A) suppose 
B) admits 
C) accused 
D) should

Question 17

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. 
​ Strong arguments consider one side of an issue, the side that is easiest to support.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Which of the following is not a common type of detail used as support in arguments?

Accepted Answer

A) statistics 
B) facts 
C) dialogue 
D) expert testimony 
A) statistics 
B) facts 
C) dialogue 
D) expert testimony

Question 19

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. 
​ An opinion is a personal belief that is disputable because it cannot be directly proven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ A personal commentary is ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) written by an editor. 
B) written by someone other than an editor. 
C) is an opinion piece. 
D) B and C. 
A) written by an editor. 
B) written by someone other than an editor. 
C) is an opinion piece. 
D) B and C.

Exam 12: Reading and Writing Arguments

​ Choose the sentence below that is capitalized correctly:

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ In college essays, numbers from one to one hundred are usually written as words.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ The formula for writing a defensible position statement links the topic and the writer's position with a word such as:

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ In addition to the main claim, what other parts are needed in an argument?

​ Choose the correct format: _________ campers arrived on Sunday.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ Including a call to action at the end of an argument is an effective way to make sure readers know how the writer wants them to respond.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. It is important for the writer to find details to help explain and illustrate the reasons outlined in an argument.

​ Choose the correct format: My term paper is worth ________ percent of my grade.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ Which of the following is not a type of argument?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ A statement made by a biased or unqualified source is called ____________.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ Logical fallacies are false assertions that weaken arguments and should be removed.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ Strong arguments consider one side of an issue, the side that is easiest to support.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Which of the following is not a common type of detail used as support in arguments?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ An opinion is a personal belief that is disputable because it cannot be directly proven.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. ​ A personal commentary is ________________.

The Reading-Writing Connection

Understanding the Reading and Writing Processes

Using Reading and Writing Strategies

Improving Vocabulary

Critical Thinking and Viewing

Ideas

Organization

Voice

Reading and Writing Essays

Reading and Writing Narratives Texts

Reading and Writing Expository Texts

Conducting Research

Sentence Basics

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Agreement

Sentence Problems

Nouns

Pronouns

Verbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

Conjunctions and Prepositions

Capitalization

Comma

Quotation Marks and Italics

Other Punctuation

Health Disparities and Racial Diversity in America

Filters

Choose the sentence below that is capitalized correctly:

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. In college essays, numbers from one to one hundred are usually written as words.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. The formula for writing a defensible position statement links the topic and the writer's position with a word such as:

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. In addition to the main claim, what other parts are needed in an argument?

Choose the correct format: _________ campers arrived on Sunday.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Including a call to action at the end of an argument is an effective way to make sure readers know how the writer wants them to respond.

Choose the correct format: My term paper is worth ________ percent of my grade.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Which of the following is not a type of argument?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. A statement made by a biased or unqualified source is called ____________.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Logical fallacies are false assertions that weaken arguments and should be removed.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Strong arguments consider one side of an issue, the side that is easiest to support.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. An opinion is a personal belief that is disputable because it cannot be directly proven.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. A personal commentary is ________________.