Claim: Children should attend school for more days of the year but for less time each day.
Opposing Argument: A longer school year would prevent students from having summer jobs that provide valuable life experience.
Which statement best refutes the opposing argument?
(1 point)
Responses
Most high school students would rather spend their summers relaxing than working.
Most high school students would rather spend their summers relaxing than working.
Teenagers who have part-time jobs learn important skills that will help them in the future.
Teenagers who have part-time jobs learn important skills that will help them in the future.
High school students make good employees because they are eager to learn and have a lot of energy.
High school students make good employees because they are eager to learn and have a lot of energy.
A shorter school day would allow more students to hold down jobs during the school year rather than just during the summer.
A shorter school day would allow more students to hold down jobs during the school year rather than just during the summer.
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Teenagers who have part-time jobs learn important skills that will help them in the future.
Which statement includes a claim that is debatable?(1 point)
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The Florida legislature is considering adding a refundable deposit to beverages sold in recyclable containers.
The Florida legislature is considering adding a refundable deposit to beverages sold in recyclable containers.
Increasing the refundable deposit for recyclable glass bottles and aluminum cans will encourage more people to recycle.
Increasing the refundable deposit for recyclable glass bottles and aluminum cans will encourage more people to recycle.
One major university reduced its overall waste output by 62% through a recycling and composting program.
One major university reduced its overall waste output by 62% through a recycling and composting program.
Using a metal water bottle is one thing the average person can do to keep plastic out of landfills.
Using a metal water bottle is one thing the average person can do to keep plastic out of landfills.
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Increasing the refundable deposit for recyclable glass bottles and aluminum cans will encourage more people to recycle.
Thalia is writing a letter to the city council in her town. There is a vacant lot in her town, and some people want to turn it into a parking lot. Thalia thinks the lot should be turned into a skate park. In an outline she creates to plan her letter, she lists the following reasons:
Reason 1: There is no safe place in town for kids to skateboard or roller-skate.
Reason 2: Adults are always saying that kids need to get more exercise.
Reason 3: Another parking lot would just increase traffic downtown.
Which piece of evidence could Thalia use to support Reason 3?
(1 point)
Responses
Most health-care professionals recommend that kids get at least a half an hour of physical exercise most days of the week, but many children fall short of this benchmark.
Most health-care professionals recommend that kids get at least a half an hour of physical exercise most days of the week, but many children fall short of this benchmark.
Skateboarding is a fun activity that can be very dangerous without proper safety gear and adult supervision.
Skateboarding is a fun activity that can be very dangerous without proper safety gear and adult supervision.
Skateboarding is a very popular sport for kids in town, and giving them a safe place to skate would keep them out of dangerous parking lots.
Skateboarding is a very popular sport for kids in town, and giving them a safe place to skate would keep them out of dangerous parking lots.
Many people ride the bus or walk to the shops downtown, but a parking lot would encourage people to drive instead of using these more environmentally friendly methods of transportation.
Many people ride the bus or walk to the shops downtown, but a parking lot would encourage people to drive instead of using these more environmentally friendly methods of transportation.
Ayonna is writing a letter to her state representative. She is arguing that students should have to take first aid class before graduating from high school. In an outline for the letter, Ayonna lists three reasons, along with evidence to support each reason. How should she organize her reasons into paragraphs?(1 point)
Responses
She should write a separate paragraph for each piece of evidence used to support the reasons.
She should write a separate paragraph for each piece of evidence used to support the reasons.
She should list the reasons in the introduction and write three paragraphs about the most important reason.
She should list the reasons in the introduction and write three paragraphs about the most important reason.
She should choose the most important reason and write as many paragraphs as possible about that reason.
She should choose the most important reason and write as many paragraphs as possible about that reason.
She should use each reason to create a main idea and write one paragraph for each main idea.
She should use each reason to create a main idea and write one paragraph for each main idea.
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She should use each reason to create a main idea and write one paragraph for each main idea.
Use the claim to answer the question.
Claim: Schools should improve the nutritional value of lunches served at school.
Which source would provide the most relevant information for someone conducting research before writing a persuasive essay supporting this claim?
(1 point)
Responses
a government website about the nutritional needs of children
a government website about the nutritional needs of children
a blog about how to make healthy food at home on a limited budget
a blog about how to make healthy food at home on a limited budget
a newspaper article about the increasing cost of school lunches
a newspaper article about the increasing cost of school lunches
a parent survey about which organization should provide the meals for school lunches
a parent survey about which organization should provide the meals for school lunches
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a government website about the nutritional needs of children
Claim: The voting age should be lowered to 16.
Which source would provide information that is most relevant to the claim?
(1 point)
Responses
a survey conducted by a university on the views of teenagers on voting
a survey conducted by a university on the views of teenagers on voting
an interview with a politician who supports lowering the voting age
an interview with a politician who supports lowering the voting age
an entry on a personal blog by a person who is active in local politics
an entry on a personal blog by a person who is active in local politics
a book written by a history professor about the history of voting rights
a book written by a history professor about the history of voting rights
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