WorksheetsIs 16 Too Young to Drive a Car? / Fatal Car Crashes Drop...
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According to “Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?” which is a reason to raise the driving age?
Parents are tired of chauffeuring teenagers and want their children to be able to drive.
Responsible teen drivers should not be punished for the mistakes of those who cause crashes.
Evidence suggests that a 16-year-old’s brain has not developed enough to drive responsibly.
An international research team has analyzed brain scans to show how brains develop.
The author of “Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?” says that one reason that teen drivers make poor decisions is
a key part of their brains is not yet developed.
they are involved in too many after-school activities.
it is inconvenient for their parents to drive them.
their state legislators will not raise the driving age.
Researchers quoted in “Fatal Car Crashes Drop for 16-Year-Olds, Rise for Older Teens” say that one reason for the change described by the title may be
18-year-olds do not have to jump through hoops required for younger teens.
A later start to the school day reduces the accident rate for all teens.
There is no national database showing the ages of drivers across states.
More teenagers are waiting until they are 18 to get their licenses.
According to “Fatal Car Crashes Drop for 16-Year-Olds, Rise for Older Teens,” a problem for teenagers who wait until they are 18 to get a license is
they can get their licenses more easily.
they lack driving experience.
fewer 16-year-olds are getting their licenses.
affording a car is too difficult.
Both articles
analyze teenage brain development.
discuss restrictions on 16-year-old drivers.
suggest California is a good model to follow.
support higher insurance costs for teenagers.
Which is a difference in the arguments presented in the articles?
The first supports its arguments with only polls, and the second provides only scientific research.
The first presents the problems lawmakers have with raising the driving age, and the second explains how the problems were solved.
The first supports graduated licensing, and the second explains why graduated licensing is a bad idea.
The first discusses the impact of teenage emotions on driving, and the second focuses on their lack of experience.
What is the central idea of "Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?"
Raising the legal driving age for driving is an idea that could save lives.
Driving earlier could give people more experience.
Driving at 16 is the best time neurologically for a teens brain to absorb the important safety lessons.
The driving age is being raised, but a government official is explaining why it shouldn't be.
An impetuous person
acts without thinking things through.
tends to follow the advice of adults.
is involved in caring for animals.
uses scientific data to support ideas.
A notion is
a cause or reason.
a belief or opinion.
a gift or surprise.
a goal or result.
Someone who is a novice is a
scientist.
leader.
driver.
beginner.
What is a paradox?
a line that is an even distance from another line
scientific data that proves an idea is correct
a true statement that seems to be untrue
the inability to mature as one grows older
A bane is
a cause of death, destruction, or ruin.
a long lasting noise or sound.
a hard or difficult task.
a quick movement.
If the Greek root dem means people, which of the following words does not use dem in this way?
Pandemonium: disorder and confusion.
Epidemic: widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community.
Democracy: government by the people.
What does the root word bio mean?
Life
Scientific
To be made with water
Father
What does the root word geo mean?
Earth
Moon
Heart
Life
"Her eyes sparkle like diamonds." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Assonance
"Smart as a whip." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
metaphor
simile
Alliteration
assonance
"The curtain of night fell upon us." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Alliteration
Assonance
Metaphor
Simile
"Harry held his hamburger with both hands." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Alliteration
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
"The wind was a howling wolf" What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Alliteration
Assonance
metaphor
simile
