Finding the Claim
  • 1. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Vegetarians are less likely to get heart disease.
B) Everyone should stop eating meet and become a vegetarian.
C) Meat provides more iron than vegetables do.
  • 2. Which of the following is a claim?
A) All Americans should be able to go to college for free.
B) College didn't used to cost as much as it does now.
C) Most college students have debt making it hard to go to college.
  • 3. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Libraries can loan you books, movies, and magazines for free.
B) The Franklin Public Library in Massachusetts was the first library ever built.
C) Libraries are useful for conducting research.
  • 4. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Allowing more than two terms gives the president too much power.
B) Limiting the president to two terms, may prevent better leaders from office.
C) The U.S. president should be able to serve more than two terms.
  • 5. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Speed limits prevent dangerous accidents.
B) You must be 16 years old to drive in most states.
C) All streets need speed limits.
  • 6. What is a claim?
A) An author's topic sentence and opinion about a topic.
B) A sentence that tells how the opposing side feels.
C) A sentence in the middle of a paragraph or essay.
  • 7. Which of the following is a claim?
A) People should pay with cash rather than credit cards.
B) Credit cards charge interest and fees.
C) Credit cards encourage people to spend money they sometimes don't have.
  • 8. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Texting causes drivers to be distracted and often crash into things.
B) Texting while driving is dangerous.
C) Texting causes the driver to have their eyes off of the road rather than on it.
  • 9. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Dogs from the shelters can be unpredictable.
B) Dogs from shelters often need a home more desperately than dogs from the breeder.
C) Dogs from breeders cost more money.
D) People should adopt dogs from shelters rather than buy them from breeders.
  • 10. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Money in a savings account can earn interest, or more money than you had.
B) Some people have more than one savings account.
C) Everyone should have a savings account.
D) Some banks charge a fee to have a savings account.
  • 11. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Some students like to paint and work with clay during art class.
B) Schools need to keep their art programs.
C) Getting rid of art helps schools have more money for math and science programs.
D) Art helps foster creativity in students.
  • 12. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Woodpeckers help the forest by breaking down dead trees.
B) Some Woodpeckers have bright red feathers on their heads.
C) Woodpeckers make noise when they tap on trees.
D) Woodpeckers can be a real problem.
  • 13. Which of the following is a claim?
A) It is difficult to fix mistakes in a hand written letter.
B) E-mails are boring and too similar to a text message.
C) It is exciting to receive letters in the mail.
D) Handwritten letters are better than e-mails.
  • 14. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Boys and girls can distract each other during class time.
B) Boys and girls eat together in the cafeteria.
C) Boys and girls won't learn to interact with each other if they are separated.
D) Boys and girls should be separated in school.
  • 15. Which of the following is a claim?
A) Colorado is the best state for hikers and campers.
B) Colorado has 3 national parks to visit.
C) There are many outdoors activities to do while visiting Colorado.
D) Colorado has 53 mountain peaks that are 14,000 feet or taller.
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