Paper or Plastic? DOL 1.10 5.9Eii

An argument is—

• A text that presents information about somebody’s life

• A viewpoints supported by strong reasons and facts

• A realistic fiction story told in third-person

• A position on a topic based on people’s opinions

Read this sentence from paragraph 2. It can take over 500 years for plastic bags to break down in a landfill, and even then, small bits of plastic remain and damage the environment. How does the author show that this argument is true?

• By highlighting the significant environmental issue

• By suggesting what people do with plastic bags

• By interviewing people from all over the world

• By quoting an expert ecologist person

Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Shockingly, making paper bags is more harmful to the earth than making plastic bags. Which of the following sentences from paragraph 4 support the argument above? Select TWO correct answers.

• Scientist estimate that it takes four times as much energy to make a paper bag than to make a plastic one.

• It is a wasteful process that uses about half of each tree that goes into the factory.

• The rest of the tree is discarded into water sources or landfills.

• The solution to these problems is not using one type of shopping bag over the other; instead, people need to change their habits.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

Which idea does the author include to support the claim that reusable bags are better than paper bags?

• Reusable bags manufacturing consumes more energy than the paper ones.

• Reusable bags production process is more harmful for the environment.

• Reusable bags are more environmentally friendly than paper bags.

• Reusable bags production process is longer than the one for the plastic bags.

Part B

Which of the following sentences support the answer to Part A?

• ....easy and effective solutions that everyone can follow are to reuse bags when possible and recycle bags when needed. (paragraph 7)

• It is a wasteful process that uses about half of each tree that goes into the factory. (paragraph 4)

• Evidences suggest that paper bags are actually worse than plastic ones. (paragraph 3)

• However, are paper bags the best solution to the plastic bag ban? (paragraph 1)