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Grade 5 English Language Arts · Opinion and Argument Essays

Grade 5 Opinion and Argument Essays Practice Test

Build Grade 5 English Language Arts writing skills with five 10-question practice tests on claims, reasons, evidence, organization, counterclaims, and strong conclusions.

Opinion and Argument Essay Practice Tests

These Grade 5 English Language Arts practice tests help students develop clear opinions and arguments. Students identify claims, select relevant reasons and evidence, organize ideas with transitions, address counterclaims respectfully, and write effective conclusions.

Skills covered

  • Distinguishing opinions, claims, and verifiable facts
  • Supporting a position with relevant reasons and evidence
  • Evaluating sources and avoiding unsupported statements
  • Organizing paragraphs with topic sentences and transitions
  • Recognizing and answering counterclaims respectfully
  • Using an appropriate, precise, and balanced tone
  • Writing conclusions and calls to action that fit the argument

How to use these practice tests

Begin by identifying the writer’s position. Then ask whether each reason and detail directly supports that position. Check the order of ideas, the transitions between paragraphs, and whether another reasonable view has been answered fairly.

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Grade 5 Opinion and Argument Essays Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 5 English Language Arts practice test on claims, reasons, evidence, organization, counterclaims, and conclusions in opinion and argument essays.

Read each writing task carefully, choose the response that best supports a clear and respectful argument, and check that the evidence and organization fit the claim.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which order is best for an opinion essay?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is State the claim, give reasons with evidence, address another view, and write a conclusion..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: This order gives the reader a clear position, support, response to another view, and ending.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is State the claim, give reasons with evidence, address another view, and write a conclusion..

This order gives the reader a clear position, support, response to another view, and ending.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best shows an additional reason?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is In addition, the plan would give students more time to practice..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: In addition signals that the writer is adding another related reason.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is In addition, the plan would give students more time to practice..

In addition signals that the writer is adding another related reason.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best shows contrast?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is However, some families may need a different transportation option..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: However signals a contrast with the idea stated before it.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is However, some families may need a different transportation option..

However signals a contrast with the idea stated before it.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best introduces an example?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is For instance, the class could collect paper from both classrooms and the library..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: For instance introduces a specific example that explains the idea.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is For instance, the class could collect paper from both classrooms and the library..

For instance introduces a specific example that explains the idea.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence would best begin a paragraph about a second reason?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Another reason to protect the stream is that it provides a home for many animals..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: Another reason clearly signals the next supporting point.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is Another reason to protect the stream is that it provides a home for many animals..

Another reason clearly signals the next supporting point.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best connects evidence to a claim?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is This result supports the claim because students completed more work when they had a quiet study area..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: The sentence explains exactly how the evidence supports the claim.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is This result supports the claim because students completed more work when they had a quiet study area..

The sentence explains exactly how the evidence supports the claim.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is the strongest conclusion for an essay about classroom plants?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is For these reasons, caring for classroom plants is a simple way for students to learn responsibility and science..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: The conclusion restates the main idea and summarizes the important benefits.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is For these reasons, caring for classroom plants is a simple way for students to learn responsibility and science..

The conclusion restates the main idea and summarizes the important benefits.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which outline places ideas in a logical order?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Claim: add a reading corner; Reason 1: quiet space; Evidence: student survey; Reason 2: more reading; Conclusion..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: The outline moves from the position to reasons and evidence, then ends with a conclusion.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is Claim: add a reading corner; Reason 1: quiet space; Evidence: student survey; Reason 2: more reading; Conclusion..

The outline moves from the position to reasons and evidence, then ends with a conclusion.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best shows a result?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Therefore, the class decided to keep a shared schedule for the materials..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: Therefore shows that the decision follows from the reasons given earlier.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is Therefore, the class decided to keep a shared schedule for the materials..

Therefore shows that the decision follows from the reasons given earlier.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best maintains focus in a paragraph about school lunches?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The school could offer a vegetarian choice so students with different eating needs have an option..

  1. Identify the writing task: Decide whether the question asks for a claim, a reason, evidence, organization, or a conclusion.
  2. Check the support: The sentence stays focused on lunch choices and gives a useful reason.
  3. Choose the strongest response: The correct choice is The school could offer a vegetarian choice so students with different eating needs have an option..

The sentence stays focused on lunch choices and gives a useful reason.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 5 Opinion and Argument Essays

What is an opinion essay?

An opinion essay states a clear position and supports it with reasons and relevant evidence.

Why should an argument address another point of view?

Recognizing another reasonable view helps the writer respond fairly and show why the main claim remains supported.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Opinion and Argument Essays questions in total.