English Lang · Unit 2 · Paper 1

Claims & Evidence unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3

Each paper is built from this unit’s 29 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 2, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.

Suggested time 33 min 30 points0/17 attempted

Defensible thesis

Quantitative evidence

Rogerian approach

Sufficiency of evidence

Concession and refutation

Commentary

Anecdotal evidence

Qualifying a claim

Claim of fact, value and policy

Analogy as evidence

Expert testimony: what makes it strong

Evidence that fits the claim type

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Precision of evidence

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Credibility of a source

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Representative anecdote

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Claim

3 pts

Free response

6 pts

ARGUMENT ESSAY (Question 3, 6 points). In a 2022 interview with People magazine promoting her program to empower young girls through sport, professional tennis player and mental health advocate Naomi Osaka said: "For me, the biggest lesson I've learned is to try to be present in each moment. It's easy to lose sight of how far you've come, but I've been prioritizing trying to live in the moment and enjoy the journey." Write an essay that argues your position on the extent to which Osaka's claim about embracing the present moment is valid. In your response you should: present a defensible thesis; provide evidence to support your line of reasoning; explain how the evidence supports it; and use appropriate grammar and punctuation.