1.) I'm only a child, yet I know if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this earth would be!
Based on this excerpt, Suzuki most likely believes that
A. money spent on war is money well spent.
B. war costs more money than solving the problem of poverty.***
C. more money would help solve the problem of poverty.
D. the Earth would be a perfect place without war.
2.) In my country, we make so much waste, we buy and throw away, buy and throw away, and yet northern countries will not share with the needy. Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to lose some of our wealth, afraid to share.
According to Suzuki, people in northern countries do not share because
A. they prefer to waste their money.
B. they think sharing is only for the needy.
C. they buy a lot of material goods.
D. they are afraid to lose what they have.***
3.) Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” expresses an opinion?
A. starving children around the world
B. countless animals dying across this planet
C. holes in the ozone
D. I wonder if they will even exist for my children***
4.) Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?
A. In Canada, we live the privileged life. . . .
B. We cannot afford to be not heard.
C. I am afraid to breathe the air. . . .
D. . . . animals and plants going extinct every day . . .***
5.) Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age?
Why does Suzuki ask the question in the excerpt?
A. to encourage listeners to explore rain forests and jungles
B. to challenge listeners to think about animals and extinction***
C. to get listeners to connect with how animals feel
D. to persuade listeners to follow their childhood dreams
6.) Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age?
Suzuki most likely asks this question to make her audience feel
A. disappointed.
B. ashamed.***
C. helpless.
D. annoyed.
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3 answers
2. D afraid to lose what they have
3. D I wonder if they will exist for my children
4. D ...animals and plants going extinct everyday...
5. B to challenge listeners
6. B ashamed