Sadler Level D Units 1-3 TEST WIP

1. 1. The primary purose of the passage is to

• examine the use of waste incinerators

• question the benefits of recycling

• promote landfill dumping

• provide data on waste generation

2. 2. Cononde (line 6) most nearly means

• venerate

• overlook

• conceal

• support

• give

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3. 3. Eminent (line 8) is best defined as

• irate

• dominant

• qualifiied

• projecteing

• renowned

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4. 4. The meaning of diffuse (line 30) is

• rambling

• dispense

• fall

• concentrate

• disperse

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5. In the third paragraph (lines 35-49), the author suggests that safe MSWIs are

• unavailable

• unnecessary

• imported

• expensive

• common

Proliferate (line 42) is best defined as

• disappear

• lessen

• increase

• explode

• operate

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In lines 43-45, the author cites the incinerators in Europe and Japan as examples of

• MSWIs that are environmentally sound

• MSWIs that need to be regulated

• waste source reduction efforts

• an alternate form of wast management

• international cooperation

Perennial (line 48) moste nearly means

• intermittent

• persistent

• devoted

• resistant

• plant

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The meaning of fortified (line 49) is

• defended

• enriched

• strengthened

• multiplied

• nullified

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The focus of the last paragraph (lines 50-60) is on

• identifying the best waste disposal method

• questionable waste management practices

• other solutions for the trash problem

• federal regulations for protecting the environment

• burning municipal solid wastes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2