Hortatory Exposition

What is the purpose of the text?

• to identify the chemicals in plastic bags

• to explain the function of plastic bags in marine ecosystem

• to inform the reader about how plastics can harm our health

• to persuade the readers to reduce the use of plastic bags.

The first paragraph is a/an ….

• recommendation

• reiteration

• argument

• thesis

The last paragraph is a/an ….

• recommendation

• reiteration

• argumentation

• thesis statement

“Floating plastic bags regularly fool sea turtles into thinking they are one of their favorite prey, jellyfish."

The underlined word refers to ….

• favorite prey, jellyfish

• fish and shellfish

• fool sea turtles

• floating plastics bags

According to the text, which one of the following statements is NOT the reason we should reduce the use of plastics?

• Eating contaminated fish and shellfish can cause developmental problems in children.

• Plastic bags create a serious danger to birds and marine mammals that often mistake them for food

• Discarded plastic bag is apparently a problem for camels in the Middle East.

• Plastic bags pollute the soil and water because they are not biodegradable.

What is the main idea of the text?

• Anarobic digestion of sewage sludge for biogas production as affected by heavy metals in the sludge

• The economic feasibility of solid waste management

• Valorization of organic matter solid waste via composting and anaerobic digestion

• the wastewater treatment plant with anaerobic digestion facilities

Why must the presence of toxic metals in organic solid waste be avoided?

• Valorization of organic matter is affected by heavy metals in the sludge

• Toxic metals affect the economic feasibility of solid waste management

• They increase composting and gas production significantly

• the presence of toxic metals reduce the quality of the anaerobic digestion process

.... is generally produced in wastewater treatment plants as part of the treatment process to reach cleaner effluent

• Anarobic digestion

• Heavy metals

• Sewage sludge

• Biogas production

Technically, it would be possible for America to use more coal instead of oil. There is enough coal in the United States to power America’s electrical plants for another 250 years. ________, burning coal releases greenhouse gases that cause global warming.

• In addition

• Nevertheless

• However

• Even though

The government did not prepare for the hurricane. _________ , many people suffered.

• Thus

• Because

• However

• Nevertheless