Participating in Discussion Groups — Unit test Answers

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An electronic spreadsheet is a type of

A
archive.
B
database.
C
document.
D
periodical.
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Which is the best example of a strong topic sentence?

A
School can be very challenging for a student.
B
Why do students have to take six classes every day?
C
With six classes a day, middle school is challenging.
D
Social studies is a class students must take.
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Jill is giving a presentation about how Cesar Chavez led a movement to create a farm workers union in California. Which sentence from her speech describes cause and effect?

A
“We will discuss similarities and differences between farm workers and other labor movements.”
B
“We will study a timeline of events that led to the creation of a farm workers union.”
C
“We will examine how a strike led to the eventual formation of a farm workers union.”
D
“We will explore how poor working conditions were addressed by the creation of a union.”
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Because it includes the claim and main supporting ideas, a three-point thesis

A
always keeps the writer on topic.
B
removes the need for an introduction.
C
describes only the writer’s emotions.
D
acts as a summary of the paper.
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For what purposes do students collect data? Check all that apply.to check a statement’s credibilityto answer a questionto support an argumentto evaluate a statementto examine a question’s reliability

A
to check a statement’s credibility
B
to answer a question
C
to support an argument
D
to evaluate a statement
E
to examine a question’s reliability
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Which are benefits of group discussions? Check all that apply.Learning becomes more interesting.Students engage in learning.Learning involves less work.Less preparation is required.Preparation is encouraged.

A
Learning becomes more interesting.
B
Students engage in learning.
C
Learning involves less work.
D
Less preparation is required.
E
Preparation is encouraged.
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What is part of the prewriting process? Check all that apply.creating a planorganizing ideas and informationwriting an introductiondeveloping different topicsfinding a topic

A
creating a plan
B
organizing ideas and information
C
writing an introduction
D
developing different topics
E
finding a topic
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Effective teams use strategies that help members work together

A
smoothly.
B
independently.
C
loosely.
D
secretly.
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The leader of Erick’s discussion group asks for input from everyone on the team. How does this make the group effective?

A
It encourages confrontation.
B
It puts members on the offensive.
C
It puts members on the defensive.
D
It encourages participation.
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researchconnectorganizecite

A
research
B
connect
C
organize
D
cite
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notebookcalculatorcalendargraph

A
notebook
B
calculator
C
calendar
D
graph
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The topic sentence states a

A
thesis statement.
B
paragraph’s main idea.
C
supporting idea.
D
paper’s conclusion.

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