Argumentative Text: Review

Argumentative Text: Review

April 19th, 2021

What passage from the text should I reread in order to determine the author's point of view?

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the first passage, "Rain Forests Support People," is a clue to the author's point of view?

• "Therefore, it is not practical or desirable to try to stop the cutting of all rain forest trees."

• "The removal of rain forest trees has some negative consequences..."

• "In most cases, when part of a rain forest is cut down, subsistent agriculture takes it place."

What do I need to relook at in order to respond to this question?

Multiple Choice

How do the titles and headings in "Rain Forests Support People" provide a clue to the author's point of view?

• The titles and headings indicate that people and businesses must protect the rainforest.

• The titles and headings indicate that people and businesses use and rely on the rain forests.

• The titles and headings indicate that people and businesses do not care about the rain forest.

What part of the passage do I need to relook at in order to respond to this question?

Multiple Choice

Using details from the passage "Rain Forests Support People," what is the first author's point of view about rain forests?

• The author believes that it is necessary to cut down some rain forest trees for the survival of people and national economies.

• The author believes that people need to preserve rain forests for the benefit of the world.

• The author believes that rain forests are neither important nor beneficial to people and national economies.

What passage should I relook at to better understand the author's point of view?

Multiple Choice

Choose the detail from the second passage, "The World Needs Rainforests," that provides a clue to that author's point of view.

• "Rain forest plants release water vapor into the atmosphere."

• "Cutting down the rain forest benefits some economies, but it does long-term damage to the planet."

• "Greenhouse gases feed global warming."

What part of the story do I need to relook at in order to respond to this question?

Multiple Choice

Using the details from the passage, what is the second author's point of view about rain forests?

• The author believes that it is necessary to cut down some rain forest trees for the survival of people and national economies.

• The author believes that people need to preserve rain forests for the benefit of the world.

• The author believes that rain forests are neither important nor beneficial to people and national economies.

Multiple Choice

Which context clues help you understand the meaning of agriculture?

• "is farming or ranching"; "only enough for family"

• "when part of a rain forest is cut down"

• "in most cases"; "families need these farms"

Multiple Choice

If the Latin root cultura means "cultivation" and agri means "farm," what is the meaning of agriculture?

• cutting down the rainforest

• providing for family

• cultivating land

Multiple Choice

Which context clues help you understanding the meaning of commercial?

• "play a role"

• "to make furniture, flooring, and paper"

• "comes from cattle ranches"

Multiple Choice

The Latin Root merc/merx means "merchandise." Using the context clues and root meaning, what is the meaning of commericial?

• advertisements

• something that can be shaped into something else

• having to do with buying and selling

Multiple Choice

The Latin root viviere means "to live." Use the context clues in the sentence and the root meaning to choose the definition of survive.

• continue living

• expand their business

• grow and raise food