5.3 - Reading: “ComingCleanAboutToxicPollution,” 162-165 (Blue)

Which of the following is a book written by Rachel Carson?

• The Great Gatsby

• Under the Sea-Wind

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• The Catcher in the Rye

What did Carson say could threaten the human race?

• Overpopulation

• Destroying one part of the natural world

• Climate change

• Lack of resources

List the books written by Rachel Carson.

• Under the Sea-Wind, The Sea Around Us, The Edge of the Sea, Silent Spring, The Sense of Wonder

• The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, Brave New World

• Moby Dick, War and Peace, Pride and Prejudice, The Odyssey

• The Catcher in the Rye, The Hobbit, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm

What is the definition of "spoil" according to the vocabulary list?

• To harm or damage something

• A machine or tool that has a special use

• The waste or poisonous substances put into the air, water, or land

• Having to do with present time

Carson warned that _______.

• Pesticides could harm the environment

• Technology would solve all problems

• The world would end in 2020

• Aliens would invade Earth

What does "specific" mean in the context of these prompts?

• Exact or precise

• Vague or unclear

• General or broad

• Creative or imaginative

Name Carson's book that changed the world.

• Silent Spring

• The Sea Around Us

• The Edge of the Sea

• The Sense of Wonder

Posthumous means _______.

• After death

• Before birth

• During life

• In the future

What is the meaning of the suffix -er when added to a verb?

• Past action

• Someone who performs the action

• Future action

• A place where the action happens

What was Carson's warning from Silent Spring?

• If humans try to control nature, it could lead to trouble

• If humans ignore nature, it will thrive

• If humans protect nature, it will disappear

• If humans study nature, it will change