(Group) Living Without Electricity CommonLit

How many Indians are estimated to live with little or no light when the sun sets?

• 100 million

• 200 million

• 300 million

• 400 million

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

What is the role of women like Sagarwati in the village?

• They work in factories

• They provide manual labor for cooking fuel

• They are teachers

• They run local businesses

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the impact of kerosene fumes according to Baburam?

• They are refreshing

• They burn the eyes and make breathing difficult

• They are harmless

• They improve air quality

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main concern of Farmer Papu Singh regarding marriage proposals?

• Lack of education

• Lack of electricity

• Lack of water

• Lack of transportation

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the 2011 census, what percentage of rural homes in India use electricity as the primary source of lighting?

• 75%

• 55%

• 85%

• 95%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the main source of energy in India, as mentioned in the text?

• Solar power

• Wind energy

• Coal

• Hydroelectric power

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Reread the first paragraph. Which of the following best describes why the article is introduced in this way?

• The author wants the reader to pity the people of India and think about how they can support the country.

• The author wants the reader to empathize with those who do not have electricity.

• The author wants the reader to confront the assumption that no one can live without electricity.

• The author wants the reader to recognize their own privilege as someone who most likely lives with electricity.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?

• India's government cannot give its rural population electricity because they live too far away from a power source.

• Millions of people around the world live without electric power because they cannot afford to pay for electricity.

• Growing concern and new initiatives for green energy may give electricity to the disadvantaged.

• Lack of electricity is the main cause of death and continued poverty in certain regions of the world.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following paragraphs best supports the central idea?

(Growing concern and new initiatives for green energy may give electricity to the disadvantaged)

• Paragraphs one and ten

• Paragraphs three and thirty-two

• Paragraphs eight and nineteen

• Paragraphs ten and thirty-four

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In paragraph 4, the author describes the path to the village as having "a 19th-century feel." How does this description contribute to the central idea of the text?

• It emphasizes that un-electrified regions have been left behind by international advances in technology.

• It highlights how living without electricity is the norm and the rural population accepts this way of life.

• It portrays the people in the rural villages as inferior because of their subpar living conditions.

• It characterizes the lifestyle of those living without electricity as being of a "simpler time."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2