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Parts of an argument
7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RI.7.8, W.7.1.A · England: KS3 Reading (non-fiction), GCSE English Language Paper 2
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Question 1
What role does this sentence play in an argument? Critics say bike lanes take space away from drivers.
- A. claim
- B. reason
- C. evidence
- D. counterclaim
Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?
Imagine a school week that ends on Thursday afternoon. For students in a growing number of schools around the world, this is no longer a fantasy. I believe secondary schools should at least trial a four-day week.
The strongest reason is wellbeing. Many teenagers report feeling exhausted by the end of the week, and a longer weekend could give them time to rest, exercise and pursue interests that school leaves no room for.
Supporters also point to attendance. In one regional pilot involving twelve schools, attendance rose by three percentage points after the change. That may sound small, but across a year it adds up to thousands of extra lessons attended.
Critics argue that working parents would struggle with childcare on the fifth day. This is a serious concern. However, schools could offer an optional supervised study day, run by staff and volunteers, so that no family is left without support.
Others worry that students will learn less. Yet schools in the pilot lengthened each remaining day by forty minutes, so total teaching time hardly changed.
A trial costs little and teaches us a lot. If it fails, we can change back. If it works, students will thank us for it.
Question 2
Read "Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?". What is the writer's main claim?
- A. Secondary schools should trial a four-day week.
- B. Parents need more childcare.
- C. Attendance in schools is falling.
- D. Teenagers are always exhausted.
Question 3
Which sentence works as this part of an argument: evidence?
- A. A survey of 2,000 adults found that one in four cannot cook a basic meal.
- B. Some parents argue that a later start would make it hard for them to get to work.
- C. Our town needs more bike lanes.
Question 4
What role does this sentence play in an argument? But a single hour a fortnight would be enough to teach the basics.
- A. claim
- B. reason
- C. counterclaim
- D. rebuttal
Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?
Imagine a school week that ends on Thursday afternoon. For students in a growing number of schools around the world, this is no longer a fantasy. I believe secondary schools should at least trial a four-day week.
The strongest reason is wellbeing. Many teenagers report feeling exhausted by the end of the week, and a longer weekend could give them time to rest, exercise and pursue interests that school leaves no room for.
Supporters also point to attendance. In one regional pilot involving twelve schools, attendance rose by three percentage points after the change. That may sound small, but across a year it adds up to thousands of extra lessons attended.
Critics argue that working parents would struggle with childcare on the fifth day. This is a serious concern. However, schools could offer an optional supervised study day, run by staff and volunteers, so that no family is left without support.
Others worry that students will learn less. Yet schools in the pilot lengthened each remaining day by forty minutes, so total teaching time hardly changed.
A trial costs little and teaches us a lot. If it fails, we can change back. If it works, students will thank us for it.
Question 5
Read "Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?". What is the writer's main claim?
- A. Parents need more childcare.
- B. Teenagers are always exhausted.
- C. Attendance in schools is falling.
- D. Secondary schools should trial a four-day week.
Question 6
Which sentence works as this part of an argument: reason?
- A. Yet fewer cars on the road would actually mean less traffic for everyone.
- B. Some say the timetable is already too full.
- C. Teenagers' body clocks make it hard for them to fall asleep early.
Question 7
What role does this sentence play in an argument? Every pupil should learn to cook at school.
- A. claim
- B. reason
- C. evidence
- D. counterclaim
Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?
Imagine a school week that ends on Thursday afternoon. For students in a growing number of schools around the world, this is no longer a fantasy. I believe secondary schools should at least trial a four-day week.
The strongest reason is wellbeing. Many teenagers report feeling exhausted by the end of the week, and a longer weekend could give them time to rest, exercise and pursue interests that school leaves no room for.
Supporters also point to attendance. In one regional pilot involving twelve schools, attendance rose by three percentage points after the change. That may sound small, but across a year it adds up to thousands of extra lessons attended.
Critics argue that working parents would struggle with childcare on the fifth day. This is a serious concern. However, schools could offer an optional supervised study day, run by staff and volunteers, so that no family is left without support.
Others worry that students will learn less. Yet schools in the pilot lengthened each remaining day by forty minutes, so total teaching time hardly changed.
A trial costs little and teaches us a lot. If it fails, we can change back. If it works, students will thank us for it.
Question 8
Read "Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?". What is the writer's main claim?
- A. Secondary schools should trial a four-day week.
- B. Attendance in schools is falling.
- C. Teenagers are always exhausted.
- D. Parents need more childcare.
Question 9
Which sentence works as this part of an argument: rebuttal?
- A. Schools should start at 9.30 instead of 8.30.
- B. But a single hour a fortnight would be enough to teach the basics.
- C. Some say the timetable is already too full.
Question 10
What role does this sentence play in an argument? Critics say bike lanes take space away from drivers.
- A. claim
- B. reason
- C. counterclaim
- D. rebuttal
Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?
Imagine a school week that ends on Thursday afternoon. For students in a growing number of schools around the world, this is no longer a fantasy. I believe secondary schools should at least trial a four-day week.
The strongest reason is wellbeing. Many teenagers report feeling exhausted by the end of the week, and a longer weekend could give them time to rest, exercise and pursue interests that school leaves no room for.
Supporters also point to attendance. In one regional pilot involving twelve schools, attendance rose by three percentage points after the change. That may sound small, but across a year it adds up to thousands of extra lessons attended.
Critics argue that working parents would struggle with childcare on the fifth day. This is a serious concern. However, schools could offer an optional supervised study day, run by staff and volunteers, so that no family is left without support.
Others worry that students will learn less. Yet schools in the pilot lengthened each remaining day by forty minutes, so total teaching time hardly changed.
A trial costs little and teaches us a lot. If it fails, we can change back. If it works, students will thank us for it.
Question 11
Read "Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?". What is the writer's main claim?
- A. Secondary schools should trial a four-day week.
- B. Attendance in schools is falling.
- C. Teenagers are always exhausted.
- D. Parents need more childcare.
Question 12
Which sentence works as this part of an argument: rebuttal?
- A. However, breakfast clubs could open early for families who need them.
- B. Cooking teaches budgeting, nutrition and independence.
- C. Some say the timetable is already too full.
Question 13
What role does this sentence play in an argument? A survey of 2,000 adults found that one in four cannot cook a basic meal.
- A. reason
- B. evidence
- C. counterclaim
- D. rebuttal
Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?
Imagine a school week that ends on Thursday afternoon. For students in a growing number of schools around the world, this is no longer a fantasy. I believe secondary schools should at least trial a four-day week.
The strongest reason is wellbeing. Many teenagers report feeling exhausted by the end of the week, and a longer weekend could give them time to rest, exercise and pursue interests that school leaves no room for.
Supporters also point to attendance. In one regional pilot involving twelve schools, attendance rose by three percentage points after the change. That may sound small, but across a year it adds up to thousands of extra lessons attended.
Critics argue that working parents would struggle with childcare on the fifth day. This is a serious concern. However, schools could offer an optional supervised study day, run by staff and volunteers, so that no family is left without support.
Others worry that students will learn less. Yet schools in the pilot lengthened each remaining day by forty minutes, so total teaching time hardly changed.
A trial costs little and teaches us a lot. If it fails, we can change back. If it works, students will thank us for it.
Question 14
Read "Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?". What is the writer's main claim?
- A. Attendance in schools is falling.
- B. Teenagers are always exhausted.
- C. Secondary schools should trial a four-day week.
- D. Parents need more childcare.
Question 15
Which sentence works as this part of an argument: reason?
- A. Teenagers' body clocks make it hard for them to fall asleep early.
- B. In one study, students who started later slept about 45 minutes more a night.
- C. Critics say bike lanes take space away from drivers.
Question 16
What role does this sentence play in an argument? Teenagers' body clocks make it hard for them to fall asleep early.
- A. claim
- B. reason
- C. evidence
- D. counterclaim
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