These eight tasks train the four habits in Chinese argument and synthesis. Try each one on paper, then open the answer. All tasks are original and written for practice.
Questions 1 and 2: limiting a claim
Question 1
Claim: 《网络游戏对青少年有害》. Why is 网络游戏对所有青少年都有害 hard to defend?
Answer
It uses 所有, so one reasonable exception, such as a teenager who plays one hour a week, defeats it. A claim that covers everyone cannot survive a single counterexample.
Question 2
Rewrite the claim in Question 1 as a defensible position using a condition.
Answer
Model: 如果青少年每晚玩网络游戏超过两个小时，就容易影响睡眠和第二天的专注力。The condition (每晚超过两个小时) and the degree (容易) make it testable.
Questions 3 and 4: evidence or repetition
Question 3
Mark evidence (E) or assertion (A): (a) 阅读对人很有好处。 (b) 小芳每天读二十分钟，三个月读完了四本故事书。
Answer
(a) A, a general statement with no detail. (b) E, with a person, a frequency and a result. Check: 20 minutes a day over about 90 days is about 30 hours, so four books is realistic for story books.
Question 4
Paragraph: 节约用电很重要。不节约用电不好。所以大家要节约用电。Repair it with one concrete example.
Answer
Model: 节约用电能减少家庭开支。例如，阿强家把客厅的四盏灯换成节能灯，每盏每个月省下RM2，四盏合计一个月省RM8，一年就省RM96。
Check: 4 × 2 = 8, and 8 × 12 = 96. The example has a household, a change, a figure and a result.
Questions 5 and 6: combining sources
Question 5
Passage A: “学校把每节课的时间从四十分钟增加到四十五分钟。” Passage B: “老师说，多出来的五分钟用来做课堂小测。” Write one combined sentence.
Answer
Model: 两则材料都谈到每节课延长，甲文说明每节课增加了五分钟，乙文指出这五分钟用于课堂小测。
The sentence states the event once and adds the use of the time. The change 45 − 40 = 5 minutes matches both passages.
Question 6
Passage A says the new canteen price is fair. Passage B says it is too high. Which combined sentence is correct?
A. 两则材料都认为价格合理。 B. 甲文认为价格合理，乙文认为价格太高，两者看法不同。
Answer
B. The passages disagree, so the combined point must keep the difference. A hides the disagreement and changes the meaning of passage B.
Questions 7 and 8: counterarguments
Question 7
Position: 学生应该自己整理书包. Counterargument: 父母帮忙整理更快. Which reply keeps the position?
A. 父母帮忙确实更快，所以学生不必整理。 B. 父母帮忙确实更快，但学生自己整理才能学会规划，所以学生应该自己整理书包。
Answer
B. It concedes only 更快, replies with a reason (学会规划) and returns to the position. A gives in and contradicts the position.
Question 8
Write a three-sentence reply in Chinese to this counterargument against 学校应该设立午休时间: 午休会占用上课时间。
Answer
Model: 诚然，设立午休会减少一些上课时间。但是，学生在午休后精神更好，下午的课堂上更专注，损失的时间可以用更高的效率补回来。因此，学校仍然应该设立午休时间。
Same-position test: 仍然应该设立午休时间 matches the position. The concession is narrow (减少一些上课时间).
If you got these wrong
Match each question to a lesson, then redo it after a few days.
- Questions 1 and 2: turning a broad claim into a defensible position.
- Questions 3 and 4: separating evidence from repeated assertion.
- Questions 5 and 6: combining overlapping source points.
- Questions 7 and 8: addressing a counterargument.
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