S2/ Reading EX 8- Passage 2: Demographic  Change

S2/ Reading EX 8- Passage 2: Demographic Change

11th Grade

11 Qs

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S2/ Reading EX 8- Passage 2: Demographic  Change

S2/ Reading EX 8- Passage 2: Demographic Change

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Maria Bitar

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1  A visitor transported from the early twentieth century to modern times would most likely be amazed by the vast changes in the demographics of the United States over the course of 100 years. 2 The shifts include not only the size of the population and primary residential areas for most Americans, but also notable changes in the age of the population, and even the ratio of men to women. 3 All of these shifts have led to the composition of the United States being startlingly different from what it was just a short century ago.

Find the thesis statement -

  Sentence 1

Sentence 2

Sentence 3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1  A visitor transported from the early twentieth century to modern times would most likely be amazed by the vast changes in the demographics of the United States over the course of 100 years. 2 The shifts include not only the size of the population and primary residential areas for most Americans, but also notable changes in the age of the population, and even the ratio of men to women. 3 All of these shifts have led to the composition of the United States being startlingly different from what it was just a short century ago.

What does the word "vast" mean in the context of the passage?

Limited

Expansive

Stable

Unchanging

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1  A visitor transported from the early twentieth century to modern times would most likely be amazed by the vast changes in the demographics of the United States over the course of 100 years. The shifts include not only the size of the population and primary residential areas for most Americans, but also notable changes in the age of the population, and even the ratio of men to women. All of these shifts have led to the composition of the United States being startlingly different from what it was just a short century ago.

In the given passage, what is the meaning of the word "course"?

Educational program

Direction or route

Set of instructions

Period of time

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1  A visitor transported from the early twentieth century to modern times would most likely be amazed by the vast changes in the demographics of the United States over the course of 100 years. The shifts include not only the size of the population and primary residential areas for most Americans, but also notable changes in the age of the population, and even the ratio of men to women. All of these shifts have led to the composition of the United States being startlingly different from what it was just a short century ago.

9. The author mentions “A visitor transported from the early twentieth century to modern times” in order to emphasize

how travel has changed over the past century

  the popularity of the United States for tourists

  that life has not changed much in the United States since the early twentieth century

  the enormous changes in demographics over the past century

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

2  The United States had already been gradually moving away from being a country of mainly rural communities to one of more metropolitan centers by the latter part of the 1800s. Nonetheless, in the early part of the twentieth century, over 70 percent of the population still lived in farm communities. The census of 1910 documented approximately 28 percent of U.S. citizens living in urban areas while the rest were dwelling in rural ones. However, by the beginning of the current century, according to the census of 2000, this proportion had reversed itself: 80 percent of the population reported living in urban or suburban areas, leaving only 20 percent residing in rural locales.

10. The author uses the word “Nonetheless” in paragraph 2 in order to

indicate that many people still lived in rural areas despite a growing shift to city living

  emphasize how tremendously the rural population was increasing

point out that there had been a 70 percent rise in rural communities since the late 1800s

  argue that no real change had taken place in rural and urban communities, despite census numbers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

2  The United States had already been gradually moving away from being a country of mainly rural communities to one of more metropolitan centers by the latter part of the 1800s. Nonetheless, in the early part of the twentieth century, over 70 percent of the population still lived in farm communities. The census of 1910 documented approximately 28 percent of U.S. citizens living in urban areas while the rest were dwelling in rural ones. However, by the beginning of the current century, according to the census of 2000, this proportion had reversed itself: 80 percent of the population reported living in urban or suburban areas, leaving only 20 percent residing in rural locales.

11. The author includes the phrase “this proportion had reversed itself” in paragraph 2 in order to

explain how the population of cities had decreased by the end of the 1900s

  highlight the continually changing residences of Americans

  reinforce the fact that a majority of the population had moved out of rural areas by the late twentieth century

to emphasize that demographic changes were common in 2000

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

3  Another significant change is the overall increase in population. According to U.S. census statistics, the population of the United States grew to three times its size over the course of 100 years. In 1900, the official count was 76 million people, while the 2000 census showed a population record of 281 million people, which some people estimate to be much higher since illegal immigrants tend to avoid being counted in the official census. Additionally, based on census statistics, the decade of the 1990s saw the biggest population explosion—32.7 million people—in any 10-year span of the last century.

12. “Illegal immigrants” are mentioned in paragraph 3 as an example of

  a population that is unlikely to grow

  a population that is not always counted on the U.S. census

  a population that accounts for the largest increase of people according to the U.S. census

a population that usually has no influence on the demographics of the United States

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