Spot the claim and what backs it up

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Early Pickup Desk (argument)

   [1] Our school library should open a book pickup desk for twenty minutes before first period. [2] In a class survey, twenty-seven bus riders said late buses kept them from borrowing books. [3] Several students now miss part of reading class to check out library books. [4] This spring, the school book fair will move from the library to the larger gym. [5] The front counter already has empty bins that could hold books students request. [6] The library has twelve round tables, two computers and a blue carpet beside the tall windows. [7] Two parent volunteers already arrive at the library before first period on school days. [8] The reading club asked for a new comic shelf, since its members borrow comics each week. [9] During the book fair, students picked up forty requested books from a test bin before class. [10] Personally, I think a pickup desk sounds like a cheerful and very exciting idea for us. [11] Students who tried the test bin said picking up a book took under two minutes. [12] In short, a book pickup desk before first period is exactly the change our library needs. · Claim and evidence matrix, top cell: “The library should open a book pickup desk before first period.”

2. 1.

   Ari is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [2] In a class survey, twenty-seven bus riders said late buses kept them from borrowing books.
   • [4] This spring, the school book fair will move from the library to the larger gym.
   • [12] In short, a book pickup desk before first period is exactly the change our library needs.
   • [6] The library has twelve round tables, two computers and a blue carpet beside the tall windows.
3. 2.

   Bo is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [6] The library has twelve round tables, two computers and a blue carpet beside the tall windows.
   • [3] Several students now miss part of reading class to check out library books.
   • [12] In short, a book pickup desk before first period is exactly the change our library needs.
   • [10] Personally, I think a pickup desk sounds like a cheerful and very exciting idea for us.
4. 3.

   Esme is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [10] Personally, I think a pickup desk sounds like a cheerful and very exciting idea for us.
   • [4] This spring, the school book fair will move from the library to the larger gym.
   • [5] The front counter already has empty bins that could hold books students request.
   • [6] The library has twelve round tables, two computers and a blue carpet beside the tall windows.
5. 4.

   Jun is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [10] Personally, I think a pickup desk sounds like a cheerful and very exciting idea for us.
   • [12] In short, a book pickup desk before first period is exactly the change our library needs.
   • [4] This spring, the school book fair will move from the library to the larger gym.
   • [7] Two parent volunteers already arrive at the library before first period on school days.
6. 5.

   Kira is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [6] The library has twelve round tables, two computers and a blue carpet beside the tall windows.
   • [4] This spring, the school book fair will move from the library to the larger gym.
   • [10] Personally, I think a pickup desk sounds like a cheerful and very exciting idea for us.
   • [9] During the book fair, students picked up forty requested books from a test bin before class.

7. The Garden Tool Shelf (argument)

   [1] Our school garden should add a covered shelf for its shared tools and supplies. [2] Last week, rain soaked four paper seed packets that were left beside the planting beds. [3] The garden contains six raised beds, a wooden bench and a gravel path beside the entrance. [4] Students spent ten minutes searching for the trowels before one work period began. [5] I feel genuinely excited about a tool shelf, and I hope others feel the same way. [6] A shelf beside the shed would keep tools near the beds without blocking the narrow path. [7] In May, the sixth grade will plant a young maple tree near the front office windows. [8] The garden club found a dry space under the shed roof that is wide enough for a shelf. [9] Some parents suggested a larger compost bin, because vegetable scraps fill the old one quickly. [10] A hardware store near the school offered to donate lumber for the shelf. [11] Two metal trowels left in the grass last month were rusty by the following work period. [12] For these reasons, our school garden needs a covered shelf for its shared tools and supplies. · Claim and evidence matrix, top cell: “The garden should add a covered shelf for shared tools and supplies.”

8. 6.

   Milo is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [2] Last week, rain soaked four paper seed packets that were left beside the planting beds.
   • [12] For these reasons, our school garden needs a covered shelf for its shared tools and supplies.
   • [7] In May, the sixth grade will plant a young maple tree near the front office windows.
   • [3] The garden contains six raised beds, a wooden bench and a gravel path beside the entrance.
9. 7.

   Noah is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

   • [4] Students spent ten minutes searching for the trowels before one work period began.
   • [12] For these reasons, our school garden needs a covered shelf for its shared tools and supplies.
   • [3] The garden contains six raised beds, a wooden bench and a gravel path beside the entrance.
   • [5] I feel genuinely excited about a tool shelf, and I hope others feel the same way.
10. 8.

    Pia is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

    • [3] The garden contains six raised beds, a wooden bench and a gravel path beside the entrance.
    • [6] A shelf beside the shed would keep tools near the beds without blocking the narrow path.
    • [7] In May, the sixth grade will plant a young maple tree near the front office windows.
    • [5] I feel genuinely excited about a tool shelf, and I hope others feel the same way.
11. 9.

    Ren is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

    • [12] For these reasons, our school garden needs a covered shelf for its shared tools and supplies.
    • [5] I feel genuinely excited about a tool shelf, and I hope others feel the same way.
    • [7] In May, the sixth grade will plant a young maple tree near the front office windows.
    • [8] The garden club found a dry space under the shed roof that is wide enough for a shelf.
12. 10.

    Zee is tracing the argument. Which sentence backs the claim in the top cell with a fact or reason?

    • [12] For these reasons, our school garden needs a covered shelf for its shared tools and supplies.
    • [5] I feel genuinely excited about a tool shelf, and I hope others feel the same way.
    • [11] Two metal trowels left in the grass last month were rusty by the following work period.
    • [7] In May, the sixth grade will plant a young maple tree near the front office windows.