Grade 9 · Writing · Challenge
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 12
Grade 9 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 9 · Stretch challenge · 6 questions · Version PG-SG6KFM-1GMY
Which thesis is most arguable and specific?A. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? 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. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. D. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. B. However, C. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. B. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. 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.
Show answers for version 12
- Which thesis is most arguable and specific?Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
- Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
- 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 revision makes a conclusion stronger?Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
- 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.