STAAR Practice: Non Fiction

What key idea does the author convey throughout the passage?

• Water scarcity is an issue primarily caused by humans that needs to be addressed by humans.

• Water scarcity is not something that humans have any control over, as it is caused solely by natural events.

• Widespread water scarcity threatens the right that all humans should have access to clean drinking water, as it is essential to live.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence from the selection best supports the main idea?

• Droughts are a natural process that have occurred throughout history. (Paragraph 4)

• Water is more important for survival than food, and global access to water is a fundamental human issue. (Paragraph 9)

• Chernobyl, Ukraine, the infamous site of nuclear meltdown, still has contaminated water because of that meltdown. (paragraph 8)

• In Ranipet, India, leather tanning wastes contaminate groundwater with chemical hexavalent chromium, leading to water that residents say stings like insects. (paragraph 6)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the most likely the intended audience for this selection?

• Readers who believe that driving near bodies of water can create pollution.

• Readers who think waterborne diseases can harm humans and crops.

• Readers who are not aware of how much water scarcity impacts survival.

• Readers who have not traveled to other countries due to water scarcity.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Based on the information in paragraph 9, which inference can the reader make about waterborne diseases?

• Airborne diseases are likely responsible for contaminated water around the world.

• Without access to clean water humans may find it hard to avoid detrimental diseases.

• Access to food is more significant than clean water since diseases can thrive in water.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the most likely reason the author includes the photograph?

• To demonstrate that the water scarcity is only happening with children.

• To show that the children enjoy galivanting outside near water

• To emphasize that access to water resources aren’t easily accessible.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In what way does the organizational pattern used in paragraph 7 through 9 help to develop the thesis?

• By explaining different obstacles and consequences that people encounter globally due to water scarcity.

• By describing how people survive in Afghanistan and South Sudan deserts during deadly summers without clean water.

• By entertaining the reader about the impact of water contamination caused by earthquakes around the globe.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5