(Group) Living Without Electricity CommonLit

How many Indians are estimated to live with little or no light when the sun sets?

• 100 million

• 200 million

• 300 million

• 400 million

What is the role of women like Sagarwati in the village?

• They work in factories

• They provide manual labor for cooking fuel

• They are teachers

• They run local businesses

What is the impact of kerosene fumes according to Baburam?

• They are refreshing

• They burn the eyes and make breathing difficult

• They are harmless

• They improve air quality

What is the main concern of Farmer Papu Singh regarding marriage proposals?

• Lack of education

• Lack of electricity

• Lack of water

• Lack of transportation

According to the 2011 census, what percentage of rural homes in India use electricity as the primary source of lighting?

• 75%

• 55%

• 85%

• 95%

What is the main source of energy in India, as mentioned in the text?

• Solar power

• Wind energy

• Coal

• Hydroelectric power

Reread the first paragraph. Which of the following best describes why the article is introduced in this way?

• The author wants the reader to pity the people of India and think about how they can support the country.

• The author wants the reader to empathize with those who do not have electricity.

• The author wants the reader to confront the assumption that no one can live without electricity.

• The author wants the reader to recognize their own privilege as someone who most likely lives with electricity.

Which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?

• India's government cannot give its rural population electricity because they live too far away from a power source.

• Millions of people around the world live without electric power because they cannot afford to pay for electricity.

• Growing concern and new initiatives for green energy may give electricity to the disadvantaged.

• Lack of electricity is the main cause of death and continued poverty in certain regions of the world.

Which of the following paragraphs best supports the central idea?

(Growing concern and new initiatives for green energy may give electricity to the disadvantaged)

• Paragraphs one and ten

• Paragraphs three and thirty-two

• Paragraphs eight and nineteen

• Paragraphs ten and thirty-four

In paragraph 4, the author describes the path to the village as having "a 19th-century feel." How does this description contribute to the central idea of the text?

• It emphasizes that un-electrified regions have been left behind by international advances in technology.

• It highlights how living without electricity is the norm and the rural population accepts this way of life.

• It portrays the people in the rural villages as inferior because of their subpar living conditions.

• It characterizes the lifestyle of those living without electricity as being of a "simpler time."