Grade 9 · Writing · Challenge
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 18
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-U446LG-1GMY
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?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.
Which transition best signals a counterclaim?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. However,
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
Which thesis is most arguable and specific?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. However, C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. D. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
Which question is most useful during revision?A. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
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 outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
- Which transition best signals a counterclaim?However,
- What is the best way to paraphrase a source?Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
- Which thesis is most arguable and specific?Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
- What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
- Which question is most useful during revision?Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
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.