The Rise of the Petroleum Industry

Identify the correct sentence structure related to the petroleum industry.

• The petroleum industry, which is vast, has many opportunities.

• The industry vast is petroleum, has many opportunities.

• The petroleum industry vast, has many opportunities.

• The industry, which vast, petroleum has many opportunities.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the correct synonym for 'rise' in the context of the petroleum industry.

• Fall

• Decline

• Growth

• Decrease

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the main idea of a passage titled 'The Rise of the Petroleum Industry'?

• The decline of coal usage.

• The growth and development of the petroleum industry.

• The environmental impact of oil spills.

• The history of renewable energy.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Select the correct verb form: The petroleum industry ______ rapidly in the 20th century.

• grow

• grows

• grew

• growing

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a metaphor related to the petroleum industry?

• The oil fields are gold mines.

• The oil fields are large.

• The oil fields are productive.

• The oil fields are numerous.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Identify the correct use of a comma in a sentence about the petroleum industry.

• The petroleum industry is vast, and it is growing.

• The petroleum industry is vast and, it is growing.

• The petroleum industry, is vast and it is growing.

• The petroleum industry is, vast and it is growing.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the correct antonym for 'rise' in the context of the petroleum industry.

• Increase

• Surge

• Fall

• Ascend

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the tone of a passage discussing the rise of the petroleum industry?

• Joyful

• Neutral

• Melancholic

• Hostile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Select the correct adjective: The ______ petroleum industry has shaped modern economies.

• declining

• rising

• falling

• shrinking

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which sentence uses 'petroleum' correctly?

• Petroleum is a renewable resource.

• Petroleum is used in many industries.

• Petroleum is a type of coal.

• Petroleum is not found in the earth.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4