Nobel Speech - Al Gore

Nobel Speech - Al Gore

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Nobel Speech - Al Gore

Nobel Speech - Al Gore

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.2.6, RI.7.2, RI.7.1

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

ASHLEY WHITEHEART

Used 148+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic of Gore’s Nobel speech?

water pollution

climate change

political conflict

renewable energy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Gore’s Nobel speech, why is little being done to reduce global warming?

People know that the problem will resolve itself.

People fail to recognize the danger of the situation.

People assume that the government is tackling the issue.

People think that global warming is good for the earth.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Gore, how should people respond to the environmental crisis that he describes in his Nobel speech?

suspiciously

privately

slowly

rapidly

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What solution to reduce global warming does Gore propose in his Nobel speech?

 

release trapped heat

limit CO2 emissions

close coal factories

ban motor vehicles

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Near the end of his Nobel speech, why does Gore criticize the United States and China?

The countries do not encourage other nations to help solve the environmental crisis.

The countries fail to attend international meetings to discuss global warming concerns.

The countries refuse to share useful renewable energy technologies with other nations.

The countries emit the most CO2 in the world but do little to control its negative impact.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

           Part A: Which answer choice describes Gore’s main reason for writing his Nobel speech?

to convince people to act

to describe scientific facts

to demand a political treaty

to thank the prize committee

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part B Which sentence from the Nobel speech best supports the answer to Part A?

Seven years later, Alfred Nobel created this prize and the others that bear his name.

The experts have told us it is not a passing affliction that will heal by itself.

We are what is wrong, and we must make it right.

The very web of life on which we depend is being ripped and frayed.

 

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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