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7th Grade Writing Question of the Day

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Type: Assess Evidence Relevance

Claim: "Our town should build more sidewalks near schools to improve student safety."

A student lists evidence:

  1. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) provides guidance about pedestrian safety and risk factors near roads."
  2. "A local survey found that 62% of families would allow their child to walk to school if there were continuous sidewalks."
  3. "Sidewalks near schools can be paved in bright school colors and stamped with the mascot logo to boost community spirit."

Which evidence is least relevant to the claim?

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Type: Assess Evidence Relevance

Claim: "Our town should build more sidewalks near schools to improve student safety."

A student lists evidence:

  1. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) provides guidance about pedestrian safety and risk factors near roads."
  2. "A local survey found that 62% of families would allow their child to walk to school if there were continuous sidewalks."
  3. "Sidewalks near schools can be paved in bright school colors and stamped with the mascot logo to boost community spirit."

Which evidence is least relevant to the claim?

  1. Evidence 1, because national agency guidance is too general to prove that this specific town has a student safety problem.
  2. Evidence 2, because family survey opinions describe walking preferences rather than measured safety outcomes near schools.
  3. Evidence 3, because appearance and community spirit do not address whether sidewalks improve student safety. (correct answer)
  4. All three evidence items connect equally well to the claim about improving student safety near schools.

Explanation: The claim is about improving student safety, so relevant evidence must connect to whether sidewalks make students safer. The point about paving sidewalks in school colors and adding a mascot logo is about appearance and spirit—it never touches safety, so it is the least relevant. The choice pointing to national agency guidance is wrong here: even if that guidance feels general, it is still about pedestrian safety and risk near roads, which directly relates to the claim. The choice about the family survey is also wrong: showing that many more families would let their children walk if sidewalks existed does support the practical safety case, not a decorative side note. And the option saying all three connect equally ignores that one item is purely about looks while the other two are clearly tied to safety. When you judge relevance, ask whether each fact actually addresses the claim's real goal—here, keeping students safe—not whether it mentions sidewalks or schools at all.