Grade 12 · Writing · Building Confidence
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 5
Grade 12 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 12 · Building confidence · 6 questions · Version PG-7DVZWS-ASWL
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. B. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. C. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which transition best signals a counterclaim?A. However, B. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. However, D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. However, D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
Which thesis is most arguable and specific?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. D. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. 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 5
- What is the best way to paraphrase a source?Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
- Which transition best signals a counterclaim?However,
- Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
- Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
- Which thesis is most arguable and specific?Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
- Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
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.