RCC Test B, Section 1

RCC Test B, Section 1

8th Grade

5 Qs

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RCC Test B, Section 1

RCC Test B, Section 1

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.7, RI.7.2, RI.7.6

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Karen Wilson

Used 18+ times

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

1. Which of the following sentences from “Cars Without Gasoline Are Here” suggests that the development of “green” technology is being influenced by forces outside the

automobile industry?

A. “The early history of automobiles is a history of changing technology and

experimentation.”

B. “Today, technology is changing because of political and environmental concerns.”

C. “In fact, ethanol is already added to fuels to reduce the amount of gasoline our

cars consume.”

D. “Future cars will combine many of these technologies to provide maximum

efficiency.”

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

2. Consider the main point of “Are ‘Green’ Cars Really All That Green?” Which of the following describes the writer’s evidence to support this main point?

A. The author provides examples of alternative-energy cars and details their drawbacks to prove that gasoline engines are still the best technology for cars.

B. The author offers glowing praise for people who are investigating alternative technology for cars but is not hopeful the alternatives will prove worthy.

C. The author is not sure the techniques used to make alternative-energy cars are practical and therefore believes plastic cars would be a much better choice.

D. The author outlines the negative aspects of alternative cars and points out how environmental concerns about gasoline cars go deeper than energy sources.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

3. With which statement from “Are ‘Green’ Cars Really All That Green?” would the writer of “Cars Without Gasoline Are Here” MOST disagree?

A. “Today, alternative energy is the buzzword in our nation.”

B. “Although it is nice to think we can solve our environmental problems by driving ‘green’ cars, that simply isn’t true.”

C. “Gasoline is a fossil fuel, the product of thousands of years of decaying vegetation.”

D. “Another ‘green’ strategy, producing the energy elsewhere and storing it in batteries to be used later, misses the major issue.”

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4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

4. In “Cars Without Gasoline Are Here” the author claims that alternative technologies will make cars better for consumers, and supports that claim by citing the benefits of each type of alternative technology. Based on the information in “Are ‘Green’ Cars Really All That Green?,” how sound is the author’s reasoning in the first passage?

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5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

You have read about the ongoing debate over the use of alternative technologies and sources of energy for cars. What are both the benefits and environmental problems of using the alternative technologies or energy sources discussed in the passages?

Think about the ideas in the two passages. Then write an argumentative essay in your own words supporting either side of this debate.

Be sure to use information from BOTH passages as you write your argumentative essay.

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