Grade 10 · Writing · Challenge
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 4
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-RH7R9Z-WI4T
Which question is most useful during revision?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. However, D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Which transition best signals a counterclaim?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. However, C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. However, C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which thesis is most arguable and specific?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
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.
Show answers for version 4
- 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 outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
- Which transition best signals a counterclaim?However,
- Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
- Which thesis is most arguable and specific?Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
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.