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What is the main idea of the reading passage?

• There was a deadly flood in Japan.

• Global warming is causing wilder weather events.

• In 2011, there were many wild weather events.

What is the purpose of paragraph B?

• to give examples of recent wile weather events

• to describe a serious flood that happened in 2017

• to predict how the weather will change in a few years

In paragraph C, what does this refer to?

• a worried world

• the increase in wild weather

• deaths caused by wild weather

What is the main idea of paragraph D?

• Scientists are trying to understand what causes hurricanes.

• Wild weather is partly a result of human activity.

• Higher temperatures lead to more rainfal.

Which of the following statements would Oppenheimer probably agree with

• It is too late to stop global warming.

• Stop global warming, and the weather will get better.

• Extreme weather is not caused by global warming.

How much rain fell in some areas of Japan in July 2018?

• over 100 centimeters

• over 200centimeters

• over 300centimeters

• over 400centimeters

Which two countries are given as examples of places that experienced droughts?

• Portugal and Argentina

• Brazil and Australia

• China and Japan

• Canada and Russia

What causes more water to enter the air?

• higher temperatures

• lower temperatures

• higher rain

• higher weather

Which scientist is quoted in paragraph E?

• Jake Oppenheimer

• Miguel Oppenheimer

• Michael Oppenheimer

• Mario Oppenheimer

• Mikel

Look back at paragraphs A, B, and D in Reading A. What does each paragraph describe? Match the sentence halves.

Paragraph A

• describes a past weather event.

• describes facts about global warming.

• describes a number of recent weather events.