WSC Chapter 1 2025

How long did Rip Van Winkle sleep?

• 50 years

• 20 years

• 100 years

• 150 years

• 200 years

What does the text suggest might feel different in the future?

• Beds

• Chairs

• Food in the fridge

• Society

• All of the above

Which international academic competition is mentioned in the text?

• Model UN

• Math Olympiad

• Global Round in Bangkok

• Science Fair

• International Spelling Bee

According to the passage, what period should one study to understand changes in everyday life?

• 1725 and 1825

• 1825 and 1925

• 1925 and 2025

• 1825 and 2025

• 2000 and 2100

The text questions whether the rate of change in a city has:

• Slowed down

• Sped up

• Stayed the same

• Varied based on perspective

• Become irrelevant

If someone slept for ten years, they would wake up in what year?

• 2030

• 2035

• 2040

• 2050

• 2100

What is one of the easiest things to predict about the future?

• The next world leader

• The weather in 2035

• Advancements in technology

• The number of books published

• Which TV shows will remain popular

What type of fires does the passage focus on?

• Physical fires

• Metaphorical fires

• Forest fires

• Kitchen fires

• Historical fires

What does 're-ignite' most closely mean in the passage?

• To burn again

• To collapse

• To start fresh

• To remain unchanged

• To disappear

What are the different ways something can burn, according to the passage?

• Burning up

• Burning down

• Burning with

• Both A and B

• All of the above