Module 5 Week 1 Assessment

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

If we continue throwing plastic bags in the garbage, our landfills will become towering

mountains of trash.

What does this sentence show?

• the author’s use of humor to change the tone of the passage

• the author’s use of exaggeration to make a point about landfills

• the author’s use of details to support his argument for paper bags

• the author’s use of description to provide personal experience on the topic

How does paragraph 2 support the author’s purpose?

• It compares the advantages of plastic bags to paper bags.

• It provides details about how plastic bags are manufactured.

• It explains how the way we use plastic bags harms the earth.

• It describes a new approach to solving problems caused by plastic bags.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

Is it more progressive to require people to use paper shopping bags rather than plastic ones?

Think about the meaning of the suffix -ive. What is the meaning of progressive above?

• needing help

• being popular

• growing larger

• becoming better

Explain how the author supports the argument that banning plastic bags in favor of paper

ones is not a good solution to the problem of waste. Use details from the article to support

your response.

What is the purpose of paragraph 5?

• to help people decide which type of shopping bag will best fit their needs

• to list ideas about how the problem of shopping bag waste might be solved

• to introduce the problem that using paper bags is worse than using plastic ones

• to encourage stores to change the kinds of shopping bags they give to customers

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

“Paper or Plastic?” uses many facts and opinions to support its argument. Is this statement a fact or opinion?

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.

• fact

• opinion

“Paper or Plastic?” uses many facts and opinions to support its argument. Is this statement a fact or opinion?

Making paper bags involves the use of dangerous chemicals such as

sulfur that are released into the air and water.

• Fact

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

“Paper or Plastic?” uses many facts and opinions to support its argument. Is this statement a fact or opinion?

Because people are eager to save a bit of money, this is a good way

to encourage people to reuse their own bags.

• Fact

• Opinion

“Paper or Plastic?” uses many facts and opinions to support its argument. Is this statement a fact or opinion?

In an attempt to be more environmentally conscious, people have

created bags that are more earth friendly.

• Fact

• Opinion