Conserving Our Water

What is the author's main claim in this selection?

What is the author's purpose for writing this article?

• To describe the effects of losing water to the reader

• To provide the reader facts about natural resources

• To convince the reader to take steps to conserve water

• To tell the reader that they should become experts in water conservation

In paragraphs 1 through 4, the use of a problem-and-solution organizational structure helps the reader understand the information in the article by:

• Providing a clear sequence of events that led to the problem.

• Highlighting the main problem and offering a detailed solution.

• Describing various unrelated issues and their outcomes.

• Focusing on the author's personal opinion about the problem.

What does the word reduce mean in paragraph 4?

• To make smaller

• To make bigger

• To use in a different way

• To be charged

Which sentence expresses the key idea of paragraphs 5-8?

• One way to save water is to turn the off the faucet while brushing your teeth.

• Another water saving example is to water the lawn only once every two weeks or as needed.

• By cutting back water usage, you will save money and, more importantly, water.

• It is almost important that you don’t flush your toilet more than needed.

What is the author’s claim in this selection?

• We need to turn the water off when we brush our teeth.

• Conserving water will save money.

• Conserving water should be something we do in the future.

• We must conserve water now in order to have water for the future.

The author develops the argument by —

• comparing ways to conserve water with ways to conserve oil

• providing reasons to conserve water along with specific suggestions

• explaining why some people believe in conserving water and others don’t

• telling a story about conserving water

What can you tell from the author’s voice in this sentence?

• The author is frustrated with people wasting water.

• The author likes to take a long shower to relax.

• The author understands that people are taking long showers to relax.

• The author is excited that people are wasting water.