NEVER RETREAT FROM EYES WIDE OPEN

The author of the argument is against the excessive use of fossil fuels.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Switching to renewable resources for electricity would be difficult for us to do.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

The message of Never Retreat from Eyes Wide Open is __________________

• We should make a renewable transition before it's too late

• 
  We should stop cutting trees

• We should get into a third world war.

• None of the above

Answer explanation

The message of 'Never Retreat from Eyes Wide Open' emphasizes the urgent need for a renewable transition to combat environmental issues, making the correct choice 'We should make a renewable transition before it's too late'.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The author wrote this selection most likely to —

•       show people how some have adapted in the past

• tell people that the entire earth is reliant on fossil fuels  

• encourage people to move to farms and grow their own food

• persuade people to see that they can do more than they think to help the earth

Answer explanation

The author aims to inspire readers by showing that individual actions can significantly impact the environment, aligning with the choice to persuade people to see that they can do more than they think to help the earth.

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Choose two sentences from the selection that indicate subjective point of view.

• With fossil fuels, new uses multiplied madly until we wove them into every corner of our lives. (paragraph 3)

• It’s not hard to understand. (paragraph 4)

• The American housing collapse of 2008 quickly brought on a worldwide recession. (paragraph 10)

• Coal was seen only as a heat source until we found it could power steam engines. (paragraph 1)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the problem in Never Retreat From Eyes Wide Open??

• 
  There are too many people on earth.

• 
  We have too much trash on earth.

• 
  We depend too much on fossil fuels.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the solution on too much dependence using fossil fuels?

• Buy unnecessary items.

• We need to use lots of energy and buy lots of things.

• We need to use less energy and be smart about what we buy.

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the sentence about the selection.

Our dependence on fossil fuels and our highly integrated systems are threatening the planet we need to become more self-sufficient.

How can this sentence be rewritten with the appropriate conjunction to correct the
run-on sentence?

• Our dependence on fossil fuels and our highly integrated systems are threatening the planet, or we need to become more self-sufficient.

• Our dependence on fossil fuels and our highly integrated systems are threatening the planet, so we need to become more self-sufficient.

• Our dependence on fossil fuels and our highly integrated systems are threatening the planet, yet we need to become more self-sufficient.

• Our dependence on fossil fuels and our highly integrated systems are threatening the planet, before we need to become more self-sufficient.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'so' because it indicates a cause-and-effect relationship. The dependence on fossil fuels leads to the need for self-sufficiency, making it the most logical conjunction to connect the two clauses.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What are two ways the author supports the claim that people try to maintain their
standard of living at any cost?

• By presenting facts about the overfishing of tuna

• By explaining that people drain freshwater aquifers

• By describing the way developing countries once lived

• By showing how rural societies have a decentralized system

Paul Fleischman claimed that adaptability is one unique feature of humans as ________________________

• 
  they survived the World War II

• 
  they survived difficult and different climatic times

• 
  they made a lot of discoveries in history

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2