Analyzing Perspectives

Determine the author's point of view in an article about space exploration and analyze how the author addresses potential risks.

• The author ignores potential risks and focuses only on benefits.

• The author acknowledges potential risks and discusses ways to mitigate them.

• The author exaggerates potential risks to discourage exploration.

• The author dismisses potential risks as irrelevant.

Determine the author's purpose in a letter to the editor about urban development and analyze how the author addresses community concerns.

• The author ignores community concerns and focuses solely on economic benefits.

• The author acknowledges community concerns and suggests solutions.

• The author agrees with community concerns and opposes development.

• The author dismisses community concerns as irrelevant.

How does the author contrast Nya's and Salva's points of view in Chapter 1?

• By showing their different family dynamics

• By highlighting their different daily routines

• By describing their different educational experiences

• By illustrating their different cultural backgrounds

Analyze how the difference in the point of view between two characters creates tension in a story.

• The characters agree on everything, leading to a peaceful resolution.

• The characters have conflicting goals, leading to tension and conflict.

• The characters ignore each other, leading to a lack of interaction.

• The characters are unaware of each other's existence.

Determine the author's point of view in a text where the author discusses the benefits of renewable energy but also acknowledges the challenges of implementing it.

• The author believes renewable energy is not worth pursuing.

• The author is neutral and does not express any opinion.

• The author supports renewable energy but recognizes there are obstacles to overcome.

• The author thinks renewable energy is too difficult to implement.

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports the analysis that an article is biased towards a particular viewpoint.

• "The author presents both sides of the argument equally."

• "The author uses strong language to criticize the opposing viewpoint."

• "The author provides statistical data from multiple sources."

• "The author includes quotes from experts on both sides."

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports the analysis that an article is objective and balanced.

• The author only presents one side of the argument.

• The author uses emotional language to persuade the reader.

• The author includes data and quotes from experts on both sides of the issue.

• The author dismisses the opposing viewpoint without explanation.

Determine the author's point of view in a text where the author discusses the pros and cons of social media.

• The author believes social media is entirely negative.

• The author sees social media as having both positive and negative aspects.

• The author thinks social media should be banned.

• The author is indifferent to social media.

Determine the author's purpose in a text where the author argues for stricter environmental regulations but also discusses the economic impact of such regulations.

• The author wants to show that environmental regulations are unnecessary.

• The author aims to highlight the complexity of balancing environmental and economic concerns.

• The author believes economic growth should be prioritized over the environment.

• The author is indifferent to environmental issues.

Analyze how the author presents different perspectives on climate change in the article.

• The author presents only the scientific perspective.

• The author includes both scientific and economic perspectives.

• The author focuses solely on the economic perspective.

• The author ignores all perspectives.