Diagnostic Test for UNIT 2 (Environmental Studies)

Identify the signal word or phrase that indicates chronological order in the following passage, type in your answers below:

    "First, the seeds are planted. Next, they are watered daily. Finally, the plants begin to sprout."

Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow:

"The Benefits of Recycling" 

Recycling is an essential practice that helps conserve natural resources and reduce pollution. By recycling materials such as paper, plastic, glass, and metal, we can significantly decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills. This process helps save energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a healthier environment for future generations.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN THIS PASSAGE?

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To inform

• To criticize

 Identify two benefits of recycling mentioned in the passage.

"The Benefits of Recycling" 

Recycling is an essential practice that helps conserve natural resources and reduce pollution. By recycling materials such as paper, plastic, glass, and metal, we can significantly decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills. This process helps save energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a healthier environment for future generations.

What is the Central Idea of the passage?

Recycling is an essential practice that helps conserve natural resources and reduce pollution. By recycling materials such as paper, plastic, glass, and metal, we can significantly decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills. This process helps save energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a healthier environment for future generations.

• The Benefits of Recycling

• The Cause and Effect of Recycling

• The Disadvantages of Recycling

• The Process of Recycling

What is the organizational structure used in the passage below:
Our oceans are suffocating under the weight of plastic waste. The unchecked disposal of plastic has created a crisis: endangering marine life and disrupting ecosystems. We must act swiftly. Educating communities, enforcing strict regulations on plastic use and disposal, promoting eco-friendly alternatives, and fostering global collaboration are pivotal steps. Only through concerted efforts can we rescue our oceans from this imminent threat and secure a sustainable future.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem-Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential/Chronological Order

Identify a signal word or phrase that indicates cause and effect in the following sentence: "Due to heavy rain, the river flooded, causing widespread damage to homes."

• Due to... damage to homes

• Heavy rain... damage homes

• Due to... causing

Read the following passage and answer the question:

 

"The Dangers of Biased Information" 

Biased information presents a distorted view of reality, often aiming to influence opinions or actions. It selectively presents facts or opinions that align with a particular viewpoint, ignoring contrasting evidence. Identifying bias is crucial in evaluating the credibility of sources and forming well-informed opinions.

 

How can readers identify bias in an informational text? Choose the two strategies mentioned in the passage.

• Presenting all facts and opinions equally

• Selectively presenting evidence aligned with a particular viewpoint.

• Ignoring credible sources

• Evaluating the credibility of the sources and forming well-informed opinions.

The natural process in which the topsoil of a field is carried away by physical sources such as wind and water.

• Biodiversity

• Soil Erosion

• Renewable Resources

• Pollution

The variety and variability of life on Earth. It is a measure of variation at the genetic (genetic variability), species (species diversity), and ecosystem (ecosystem diversity) level.

• Soil Erosion

• Biodiversity

• Renewable Resources

• Pollution

Resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used. They include the sun, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass.

• Renewable Resources

• Pollution

• Biodiversity

• Soil Erosion