Chernobyl nuclear disaster 30 years on; the problem remains unfixable

According to the article, which of the following BEST explains why Georgi Kopchinsky feels bad talking about Chernobyl?

• He feels that he personally caused the disaster at the plant.
• He had close friends and family who died in the disaster.
• He regrets that he and his colleagues did not act sooner to prevent the disaster.
• He regrets that no one knew about the potential dangers of nuclear energy beforehand.

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According to the article, with which of the following would Tetiana Verbytska be MOST likely to agree?

• It is OK that we have not fixed the problem yet, because someday our children or grandchildren will figure it out.
• This problem is so difficult to solve that we cannot solve it with smart people alone. We need a great deal of money and new technology to help.
• Even if we had all the money and technology in the world, there would be nothing we could do to deal with the impossible disaster at Chernobyl.
• Even though the Chernobyl disaster is a very tricky problem, I have full confidence in our scientists and our government leaders to figure out this problem in the next few years.

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Which of the following BEST explains why the author included the anecdote about Alexandr Sirota and the bumper cars?

• to show readers how long ago the disaster took place
• to encourage readers to take a political stance against nuclear energy
• to demonstrate the peaceful daily life that was ruined by the disaster
• to indicate that the day before the disaster was the last happy day of Alexandr Sirota's life

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Read the introduction of the article [paragraphs 1-4]. Which of the following BEST explains the introduction's purpose in developing the main idea?

• It provides a timeline of key events, then establishes two different viewpoints about the main idea.
• It engages the reader with background information about the topic, then provides a personal anecdote.
• It piques the reader's curiosity with disturbing imagery about the main event, then describes the reasons for the disaster.
• It hooks the reader with a compelling first line about the subject, then provides a summary of the main points of the article.

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Which of the following events happened LAST?

• Workers at Chernobyl spent the day testing a machine.
• A group of Ukrainian boys snuck into a bumper car park.
• Many people died and became sick from nuclear waste.
• A nuclear power plant called Chernobyl blew up.

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What is the MAIN reason the nuclear power plant blew up?

• The nuclear reactor slowed down too fast and evaporated the water.
• The nuclear reaction sped up too fast and the temperature inside the reactor increased by 3,000 degrees. 
• The nuclear plant stopped breaking apart uranium atoms and the system fell apart.
• American soldiers invaded the plant. 

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What country was Chernobyl located in?

• Russia
• Europe
• Slovakia
• Ukraine

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