It's Time to Spray DDT Practice

Which statement best represents the author's main argument in the text?

• DDT did not work for many years, so it should not be brought back to combat malaria.

• DDT worked for many countries and should be brought back to combat malaria.

• DDT is a banned insecticide in Western countries.

• DDT is not dangerous to the environment.

Which quote supports the claim that malaria deaths need more attention than deaths by natural disasters?

• "One reason is that the U.S. and other rich countries are siding with the mosquitoes against the world's poor -- by opposing the use of DDT."

• "In the 1950's, 60's and early 70's, DDT was used to reduce malaria around the world, even eliminating it in places like Taiwan."

• "Mosquitoes kill 20 times more people each year than the tsunami did, and in the long war between humans and mosquitoes it looks as if mosquitoes are winning."

•  "DDT doesn't work everywhere. It wasn't nearly as effective in West African savannah as it was in southern Africa, and it's hard to apply in remote villages."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does author mean when he states "And it's embroiled in environmental politics and incompetent bureaucracies?"

• The use of DDT is accepted everwhere.

• The use of DDT faces many obstacles.

• The use of DDT can hurt the environment.

• DDT's use is vital to environment and governments need to help their people.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What evidence does the author give to support his claim that DDT saves lives?

•   "DDT doesn't work everywhere. It wasn't nearly as effective in West African savannah as it was in southern Africa, and it's hard to apply in remote villages."

• "But most Western aid agencies will not pay for anti-malarial programs that use DDT, and that pretty much ensures that DDT won't be used."

• "Instead, the U.N. and Western donors encourage use of insecticide-treated bed nets and medicine to cure malaria."

• "South Africa brought back DDT in 2000, after a switch to other pesticides had led to a surge in malaria, and now the disease is under control again."

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does the author suggest as the best strategy for protecting people against malaria?

• Supplying bed nets to countries severly affected by malaria.

• Sending medicines to those countries severly affected by malaria.

• Spraying DDT inside hut once a year in affected countries.

• Creating a new insecticide that is not harmful to the environment.

Which claim does this piece of evidence support: ”The existing anti-malaria strategy is an underfinanced failure, with malaria probably killing 2 million or 3 million people each year?"

• DDT needs to continue to be banned in all countries.

• Western countries need to supply more funding to help countries ravaged by malaria.

• DDT should be brought back safely because the current strategies are not working.

• DDT is a cheaper alternative for countries that are not successful at combating malaria.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

What reason does the author give that DDT should continue to be banned in the US?

• "In South Africa it prevented tens of thousands of malaria cases and saved lots of lives."

•  "It was a tragedy that we nearly allowed DDT to wipe out such magnificent birds..."

• "...humans are far better off exposed to DDT than exposed to malaria."

• "President Bush should cut through that and lead an effort to fight malaria using all necessary tools -- including DDT."

Based on the context of this sentence, what does the word "eliminating" mean: "In the 1950's, 60's and early 70's, DDT was used to reduce malaria around the world, even eliminating it in places like Taiwan."

• keeping it

• getting rid of it

• giving more

• having something

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What context clues in this sentence help you understand the meaing of the word "eliminating": "In the 1950's, 60's and early 70's, DDT was used to reduce malaria around the world, even eliminating it in places like Taiwan."

• around the world

• reduce

• DDT was used

• places like Taiwan

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How do you feel about identifying an author's claim in a text?

• Very good-I can locate them easily.

• Good-I can somewhat identify an author's claim.

• Not sure-I can not say either way.

• I need more practice.