3RD GRADE M7W2

What is the passage mostly about?

• A teacher who wants to enter a contest

• a teacher who makes energy for his classroom

• an island where most of the people grow their own food

• an island where people make their own energy that will not run out

Why is Samsø a good place for natural energy?

• It's always windy.

• It's always sunny.

• It's always snowy.

• It's always rainy.

What finally convinced the adults of Samsø to make their own energy?

• The children persuaded their parents.

• A snowstorm left the entire island without electricity.

• They saw the success of renewable energy on a nearby island.

• Søren Hermansen hosted local meetings about renewable resources.

The passage tells about wind turbines. Based on the part called “Wind Energy,” what is a wind turbine?

• It is a windmill that cools fields.

• It is a windmill that moves water.

• It is a windmill that makes electricity.

• It is a windmill that measures wind speed.

What is one reason that the author wrote the passage?

• A to tell what farmers are doing for Earth

• To get people to travel to other countries

• to teach people how to build their own wind turbines

• to show people how one island became energy independent

According to the story, what is the problem with nonrenewable energy sources?

• They produce large amounts of carbon dioxide.

• They produce large amounts of oxygen.

• They are not very useful.

• They cost too much.

According to the story, all of the following are effects of global warming EXCEPT:

• ice caps at the North and South poles are slowly melting.

• The water level of the ocean will change.

• summers will become hotter.

• winters will become hotter.

How has the use of windmills changed from when they were invented over 1,000 years ago?

• Today they are used to grind corn and pump water, but long ago they were used only for energy.

• Today they are used for energy, but long ago they were used to grind corn and pump water.

• Today they are used only to grind corn, but long ago they were used to pump water.

• Today they are used only to pump water, but long ago they were used to grind corn.

According to the story, all of the following are renewable energy sources EXCEPT:

• wind

• water

• sunlight

• oil

What finally convinced the adults of Samso to make their own energy?

• The children persuaded their parents.

• A snowstorm left the entire island without electricity.

• They saw the success of renewable energy on a nearby island.

• Soren Hermansen hosted local meetings about renewable resources.