U4W1 - A World Without Rules

According to "A Strange Morning," what effect would not brushing your teeth and eating cookies for breakfast have on you?

• you can crumble cookies over your cereal

• you will be too hyper for school

• you may end up with a cavity

• you will end up going to the doctor

Not having a crossing guard stand or traffic laws would cause all of the following EXCEPT what result?

• cars zipping by at an alarming speed

• there are no police officers in sight

• there is no one to help you cross the street

• nobody is in charge of the playground

Which of the following would be an effect of not having any federal services in charge of taking care of the playground? Check ALL that apply

• broken swings dangle from rusty chains

• there are no lifeguards

• Trash cans overflow with bottles

• A huge tree branch lies across the slide

What might cause you to need to wear a gas mask every day?

• the streets are too dangerous to cross

• there is poor air quality due to pollination

• there is poor air quality due to polution

• there are too many people playing soccer

Why might you have a difficult time finding a place to play soccer

• there are no crossing guards to help you cross the street

• the pollution makes it hard to walk

• local and state governments are not maintaining the parks

• there are no lifeguards to keep you safe

What does it meant to live in a democracy

• everyone is in the Environmental Protection Agency

• everyone is able to vote for who they want to run the country

• everyone is able to amend laws when they want to

• everyone passes legislation to help and protect us

According to the text, what is another word for legislation?

• democracy

• privilege

• amendment

• laws

Which of the following community workers help to keep you safe? Choose ALL that apply.

• police officers

• lifeguards

• dentists

• crossing guards

What is the author's point of view on living in a world without rules.

• He believes that a world without rules would be lost of fun!

• He believes that without rules the world would be a very different, dangerous place

• He believes it would be amazing to live in a world where cookies count as breakfast

• He feels good about it

If the Greek root dec means "ten," what would the word decades mean in the following sentence?

"Waste leaked into the ocean. The cleanup will be long. It will take decades and it will be very costly."

• ten times

• ten year periods

• ten dollars

• ten oceans