Grade 10 · Writing · Challenge
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 13
Grade 10 writing practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 6 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Revision and Argument Skills
Grade 10 · Stretch challenge · 6 questions · Version PG-1MD468H-WI4T
Which question is most useful during revision?A. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. However, B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
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- Which question is most useful during revision?Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
- Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
- Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
- What is the best way to paraphrase a source?Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
- Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
- What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.