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from Silent Spring 1

Authored by Ahmad Alnserat

English

10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

1. As described in the selection from Silent Spring, what is the town like before everything begins to change? Choose two options.

prosperous
unhappy
beautiful
crowded
troubled

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

2. In the selection from Silent Spring, why are doctors in the town puzzled?

More children are being born with birth defects.
People are reacting more violently to insect stings.
People are being attacked more often by wild animals.
More people are becoming sick from new kinds of illnesses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

3. What is most likely the cause of the great changes that happen to the town in the selection from Silent Spring?

pesticides
radiation
bacteria
floods

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

4. In the selection from Silent Spring, how do animal populations change after the town changes?

Animal populations mostly stay the same.
Birds are still plentiful, but most insects die.
Most birds disappear, but farm animals are fine.
Animal life in general disappears or does poorly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

5. In the selection from Silent Spring, how do plants change after the town changes?

Most plants become overgrown and weedy.
Some plants turn into a white powder.
Many plants wither and die.
Most plants burn in a fire.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

6. What would a blight most likely do to a farmer’s crops?

make them more plentiful
allow them to sell for a profit
help them to ripen sooner
cause them to rot or die

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

7. Which of these words tells how a person with maladies is most likely to feel?

ill
silly
angry
embarrassed

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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