Question

2. Which statement describes a characteristic of a strong research question?

The question is focused on minor details.
The question is open-ended and debatable.
The question has a clear right answer.
The question focuses on multiple aspects of a topic.


3. Sebastian wants to create a research project about keeping art and music classes in his school. Which sentence is the best research question?

Which art classes are the most popular among students?
How many students are taking art and music classes this year?
How does learning about the arts influence the way kids learn?
Who determines if a class is permitted to continue at the school?


4.Ella is researching ways her city can encourage recycling among residents. She wants to read the local laws about providing recycling services. Where is the best place for Ella to find accurate information about local laws?

blogs
books
periodicals
government documents

5. The use of visual cues and transitions in presentations can

orient the audience.
distract the audience.
inform the audience.
entertain the audience.


6. An effective thesis in an argumentative essay must

present both sides of the issue.
contain a quote from a source.
state a position on the topic.
include accurate statistics.

7. Read this claim from an argumentative essay about zoos.

Zoos help to protect endangered animals, so they are necessary for animal conservation.

Which piece of evidence, if true, would best support this claim?

Removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species.
Specialists can breed animals at zoos to help increase their population.
Many animals die prematurely in zoos because they are exposed to diseases.
Funding sources for zoos can be limited, and they often rely on donations from the public.


8. Evidence to support a claim in an argumentative essay should be part of the
thesis statement.

body paragraphs.
introductory paragraph.
concluding paragraph.

9. Alice is writing an essay about raising the legal voting age to 25. What new conflicting information should she be sure to address in her essay?

Eighteen-year-olds are considered adults in courts of law.
Raising the voting age allows voters to gain more life experience.
The voting age in the United States was 21 until the 1960s.
Citizens aged 18–25 have the lowest voter turnout of any other age group.


10. Which sentence best demonstrates an appropriate style for an argumentative essay?

Anyone who believes we should increase taxes is incapable of logical reasoning and should be discounted.
Increasing taxes would place an unnecessary hardship on the citizens and should be avoided.
Local legislative bodies are tasked with generating revenue to manage the needs of their districts.
Taxes are already out of control; it is unbelievable that the legislature is considering an increase.

Answer 1

2. The question is open-ended and debatable.

3. How does learning about the arts influence the way kids learn?

4. Government documents

5. Orient the audience.

6. State a position on the topic.

7. Specialists can breed animals at zoos to help increase their population.

8. Body paragraphs.

9. Eighteen-year-olds are considered adults in courts of law.

10. Increasing taxes would place an unnecessary hardship on the citizens and should be avoided.