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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the claim of the editorial "Ship of Fools"?
It is a parent's responsibility to protect his or her child.
There is a debate about whether or not Abby should be able to go sailing.
Abby's family believes that she was quite capable of sailing solo.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of the tv interview "Was Abby Too Young to Sail?"?
There is a debate about whether or not Abby should have been allowed to sail solo.
Abby's parents believe she was capable of making the sailing trip
Abby's parents should have protected her.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the tv interview "Was Abby Too Young to Sail?"?
to persuade and express frustration
to inform and persuade
to inform and entertain
- 4. Multiple Choice
Select two: Which of the following contain a central idea?
The tv interview "Was Abby Too Young to Sail".
The editorial "Ship of Fools".
The online news article "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life"
- 5. Multiple Choice
Select two: Supporting details can be
facts and statistics
a counterargument
examples and ancedotes
- 6. Multiple Choice
"Was Abby Too Young to Sail" is an example of
a tv interview
an editorial
an online news article
- 7. Multiple Choice
The purpose of the online news article, "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" is
to persuade and express thoughts
to entertain
to inform
- 8. Multiple Choice
The purpose of the editorial "Ship of Fools" is to
inform and entertain the readers and viewers
entertain and express thoughts and feelings
persuade and express thoughts and feelings
- 9. Multiple Choice
"Ship of Fools" is an example of
a tv interview
an online news article
an editorial
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following contains a claim and a counterargument?
"Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life"
"Ship of Fools"
"Was Abby Too Young to Sail"
- 11. Multiple Choice
"Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" is an example of
a tv interview
an online news article
an editorial
- 12. Multiple Choice
An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion and commentary section of the paper is called
an online news article
a tv interview
an editorial
- 13. Multiple Choice
Select two: An editorial can include
a central idea
a claim and counterclaim
reasons and evidence
- 14. Multiple Choice
The editorial "Ship of Fools" shows that the writer
was supportive of Abby's parents' decision
admired Abby's parents' decision
frustrated with Abby's parents' decision.
- 15. Multiple Choice
A(n) --- is a type of argument in which the writer expresses one or more opinions about an issue and uses facts to support those opinions.
online news article
tv interview
editorial
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of the online news article "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life"?
It's a parent's responsibility to protect his/her life.
Abby's family thinks that she was capable of making the trip.
There is a debate about whether or not Abby should have been allowed to go on her trip.
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