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7.65 Evaluate a Speaker Worksheet

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Evaluate a Speaker - Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of evidence. (CCSS SL.7.3; TX TEKS §110.23(b)(12)(H); FL ELA.7.R.2.4; VA 7.C.1; 7.C.4(A–B); NY 7SL3; GA ELAGSE7SL3)

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Grade 7

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English

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

In a speech about student leadership, a speaker says: “We should choose captains by who talks the most in meetings. When people talk more, they care more, and caring more always makes a better leader.”

Which critique best identifies the key assumption?

AThe speaker assumes talkativeness equals caring and that caring automatically leads to effective leadership, which are not proven.

BLeadership is only about sports.

CMeetings don’t matter.

DTalking more is always rude.

Solution & Explanation:The argument links ‘talks the most’ to ‘best leader’ through unproven steps. A sound evaluation points out the missing evidence for those connections.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A student argues: “Our school should ban backpacks in hallways because they cause most falls. Last month, 12 of the 15 reported hallway falls involved backpacks.”

Which critique best evaluates whether the evidence is sufficient?

ABackpacks are always dangerous.

BReporting falls is pointless.

CThe data shows backpacks were involved in many falls, but it doesn’t show whether backpacks are the main cause or just common in hallways; you’d need exposure and context.

DFalls never happen without backpacks.

Solution & Explanation:If nearly everyone carries a backpack, many incidents may involve backpacks even if they aren’t the main cause. To judge sufficiency, you’d need information about how backpacks contributed and how often backpacks are present overall.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

At a meeting, a speaker says: “We should stop allowing late work. In the classes where teachers accept late work, students procrastinate more. So accepting late work causes procrastination.”

Which evidence would most improve the causal argument?

AAn opinion that deadlines matter.

BA study that compares the same students under different late-work policies, or randomly assigns similar classes to different policies and measures procrastination.

CA list of assignment due dates.

DA story from one teacher about procrastination.

Solution & Explanation:Comparing different classes may mix in different teachers and student groups. Stronger evidence would control those differences to isolate the effect of the late-work policy.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 7 English students. It aligns with educational standard SL.7.3 (Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of reasoning and relevance of evidence.).