RI.8.6-8.8 Cars without Gasoline

Which meaning of the word hybrid best defines the use of the word in the passage?

• the offspring of two different biological beigns

• a word that contains elements of two or more languages

• a custom born out of the interaction of two or more cultures

• something that draws on multiple sources of power

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Part A: What is one central idea of the passage?

• In the future, all cars will be powered by biogas because it emits fewer pollutants than gasoline does.

• American cars today utilize the most advanced alternative technologies in the world.

• Hydrogen powered cars will soon replace vehicles with conventional gasoline engines.

• The development of "green" technology is being influenced by forces outside the auto industry.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Part B: Select two pieces of evidence from the passage that support the answer to Part A?

• People often feel as if the use of a gasoline engine has been integral to the automobile for as long as cars have been on the road.

• So the history of the early automobile is a history of changing technology and of trying things and seeing if they work.

• Today, technology is changing because of political and environmental concerns are forcing manufactures away from the gasoline engine.

• Plus, the price of gas is rising, which means new technologies must be invented to utilize other forms of energy.

• Ethanol is already added to fuels to reduce the amount of gasoline our cars consume.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

One of the author's main claims is that the limited range of the electric car can be overcome. Which statement from the passage best supports this statement?

• The Earth's survival depends on our response to energy issues today.

• The fully electric car does away with the conventional motor altogether using only electric motor and battery packs.

• The plug in hybrid is very much like normal hybrid technology, but it adds the capacity to be charged from a wall plug like an electric car.

• Such a vehicle would emit not pollutants.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

The author of "Cars Without Gasoline are Here" claims that new technologies are changing the way modern automobiles are fueled. Which three details are irrelevant to this claim?

• Some early cars ran on gunpowder and coal gas.

• The survival of Earth hinges on our response to the energy crisis.

• Biogas power cars can does not pollute as much as gasoline

• The fully electric car is powered only by electric motors and battery packs.

• Hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the author make distinctions between the different type of automobiles she discusses in the article?

• The author distinguishes the various types of gases in the article and the cars that use these gases.

• The author distinguishes the various types of powers in the article and the cars that use these gases.

• The author distinguishes by showing that cars are all powered in the same way regardless of the different names they are called.

• The author distinguishes by showing that different cars are all powered in same way but they have different manufacturers.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6