LET’S TRY!

1. After the downpour ended, the

neighborhood was SERENE.
a. calm
b. noisy
c. crowded
d. wet
2.Choose the word that best fills in the
blank.
_________  are no excuses this time,
Buddy!
a.There
b.Their
c.They're
3. Choose the correctly punctuated word to
fit in the blank.
I knew what model car it was, but I wasn't
sure about                 color.

a. its
b. it's
4. Choose the best word to fill in the blank.

I'm afraid                 going to be a very long

season for the Mighty Ducks.

a. its
b. it's
5. After my parents scolded me, I
SULLENLY climbed the stairs to my room.
a. stomping
b. screamin
c. resentlfully
d. loudly
6. __________ the invention of television,
people probably spent more of their leisure
time reading.
a. Nevertheless
b. Because
c. Before
7. If you’re having company for dinner, try to
get as much done in advance as possible.
_______, set the table the day before.
a. For instance
b. In contrast
c. Similarly
8. Running can make people more aware of
their physical surroundings, such as the scent of
honeysuckle or the changing moods of the trees.
a. addition
b. contrast
c. illustration/example
d. cause and effect
9. Some people in New Jersey built their houses very
close to the shoreline. Consequently, they have had to
spend a lot of money trying to protect their property
from the sea.
a. addition
b. contrast
c. illustration/example
d. cause and effect
10. Science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke correctly
predicted that satellites would be used for
communication. Moreover, in 1947 he correctly
predicted that 1959 would be the year the first rocket
to the moon was launched.
a. addition
b. time
c. contrast
d. cause and effect
1. What is your takeaway from our lesson?
Explain in a minimum of three sentences.
LET’S HAVE A
QUIZ!
1. _______ defines your paper’s goals,
direction, and scope supported by evidence,
quotations, argumentation, expert’s opinion,
statistics, and telling details.
4-7. Give the four (4) types of claims. In any
order.
8. Based on the table presented, it shows that
the F-value is 1.96 and the p-value is 0.156
which is higher than 0.05 level of significance,
thus the null hypothesis is accepted.
What type of supporting evidence is being
presented?
9. Classroom research suggests that more talk is
associated with higher social status or power.
What type of supporting evidence is being
presented?
10. It refers to the choice of words for the
expression of ideas; the construction,
disposition, and application of words in your
essay with clearness, accuracy, variety, mode of
expression; and language.
11. This is a part of a position paper which
identifies the issue that will be discussed and
states the author’s position on that issue.
12. This part of position paper supports and
acknowledges the opposing points and explains
the reason/s by stating the theory, statistical or
scientific data, research study with its author,
theorist, or psychologist through examples of
your point.
13-14. Give two (2) examples of transitional
devices or words.
15. __________ is an argumentative essay that
presents an opinion and makes a claim
(statement) about an issue based on facts that
provide a solid foundation for argument.
1. _______ defines your paper’s goals,
direction, and scope supported by evidence,
quotations, argumentation, expert’s opinion,
statistics, and telling details.

CLAIM
4-7. Give the four (4) types of claims. In any
order.

FACT AND DEFINITION

CAUSE AND EFFECT
VALUES
POLICY
8. Based on the table presented, it shows that the F-
value is 1.96 and the p-value is 0.156 which is higher
than 0.05 level of significance, thus the null
hypothesis is accepted.
What type of supporting evidence is being
presented?
STATISTICAL INFERENCES
9. Classroom research suggests that more talk is
associated with higher social status or power.
What type of supporting evidence is being
presented?

INFORMED OPINION
10. It refers to the choice of words for the
expression of ideas; the construction,
disposition, and application of words in your
essay with clearness, accuracy, variety, mode of
expression; and language.
DICTION
11. This is a part of a position paper which
identifies the issue that will be discussed and
states the author’s position on that issue.

INTRODUCTION
12. This part of position paper supports and
acknowledges the opposing points and explains
the reason/s by stating the theory, statistical or
scientific data, research study with its author,
theorist, or psychologist through examples of
your point.
BODY
13-14. Give two (2) examples of transitional
devices or words.

(Refer to transition table)

15. __________ is an argumentative essay that
presents an opinion and makes a claim
(statement) about an issue based on facts that
provide a solid foundation for argument.

POSITION PAPER