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Folding research into your argument

English · Writing Composition · ages 15-16
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  1. A paragraph argues that a sports hall is heavily used. Your notes include attendance records and descriptions of its colours and features. Which selection best supports this point?

    • Use the full set of notes to give a detailed account of the sports hall.
    • Use descriptions of the hall's features to explain its popularity.
    • Use the attendance records and check whether they give enough support.

  2. Where should you name a report so readers can identify its contribution when they read its finding?

    • In the sentence presenting its finding, using a phrase that names the report.
    • In the reference list at the end, with the other reports used for the essay.
    • In an opening list of research sources, before the essay's argument begins.

  3. After presenting evidence, explain how it relates to your paragraph's claim.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A fictional report uses the exact phrase 'limited access'. Which option quotes that phrase within a complete sentence and identifies its source?

    • The report describes "limited access" to the sports hall.
    • The report describes limited access to the sports hall.
    • "Limited access" to the sports hall, according to the report.

  5. A fictional club report records 18 requests for a later meeting. Which sentence identifies the source and reports that finding accurately?

    • The club report records 18 members agreeing to move the meeting.
    • The club report records 18 requests for a later meeting.
    • The club report records 18 requests to lengthen the meeting.

  6. You may omit a relevant finding that challenges your claim just to make the evidence sound stronger.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A fictional report says, 'The trial may help some users.' Which sentence preserves both its uncertainty and the group it describes?

    • According to the report, the trial will help some users.
    • According to the report, the trial may help some users.
    • According to the report, the trial may help every user.

  8. Of 30 borrowers surveyed, 24 want longer library hours. A draft identifies the survey but gives no explanation. Which addition connects the finding without exceeding its scope?

    • These responses suggest that most pupils want longer library hours.
    • These responses show that longer hours would increase library borrowing.
    • These responses support demand for longer hours among the borrowers surveyed.
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  1. Use the attendance records and check whether they give enough support. · Attendance records address how much the hall is used. Descriptions concern its features, while a full account includes details that may not support this particular claim.
  2. In the sentence presenting its finding, using a phrase that names the report. · Naming the report in the evidence sentence identifies its contribution where readers meet it. A reference list may also be required, but it serves a different purpose.
  3. True · Explain the inference connecting the evidence with the claim. That inference must stay within the evidence's scope.
  4. The report describes "limited access" to the sports hall. · The sentence beginning 'The report describes' both marks the copied phrase as quoted and supplies complete grammar. The unmarked version lacks quotation marks; the other quoted version is a fragment.
  5. The club report records 18 requests for a later meeting. · The finding concerns requests for a later meeting. It does not report 18 members agreeing to a change or requests for a longer meeting.
  6. False · A relevant challenging finding affects what the argument can support. Hiding it merely to strengthen the impression misrepresents the evidence.
  7. According to the report, the trial may help some users. · 'May' preserves uncertainty, and 'some' preserves the limited group. 'Will' increases certainty, while 'every user' expands the group.
  8. These responses support demand for longer hours among the borrowers surveyed. · The responses support demand among the surveyed borrowers. They do not establish most pupils' preferences or predict an increase in borrowing.
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