Exploring Silent Spring's Impact

Exploring Silent Spring's Impact

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Exploring Silent Spring's Impact

Exploring Silent Spring's Impact

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English

7th Grade

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CCSS
RI.7.1, RI.7.6, RI.7.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are two central ideas presented in the excerpt from "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson?

The harmony of nature and the destructive impact of human actions.

The beauty of the town and the importance of agriculture.

The role of pesticides in farming and the benefits of modern technology.

The migration of birds and the changing seasons.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that the town was once full of life and beauty?

"The roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed."

"A strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change."

"The farmers spoke of much illness among their families."

"The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What inference can be made about the impact of pesticides based on the text?

Pesticides are beneficial for increasing crop yields.

Pesticides can cause widespread environmental harm.

Pesticides are necessary for modern agriculture.

Pesticides have no effect on human health.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the author distinguish her position on the use of pesticides from others?

By describing the beauty of nature before the use of pesticides.

By providing scientific data on pesticide effectiveness.

By highlighting the economic benefits of pesticide use.

By illustrating the potential dangers and consequences of pesticide use.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose in writing this excerpt from "Silent Spring"?

To entertain readers with a fictional story.

To inform readers about the benefits of pesticides.

To persuade readers to consider the environmental impact of pesticides.

To describe the history of a small American town.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence from the text best supports the inference that human actions are responsible for the environmental changes?

"The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms."

"No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world."

"The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life."

"The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What central idea is developed through the description of the town's transformation?

The inevitability of change in nature.

The destructive impact of human intervention on the environment.

The resilience of wildlife in the face of adversity.

The importance of agricultural innovation.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

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