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WorksheetsComprehension on wastage of free water
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In Paragraph 1, what is the 'surprise'?
The reaction of the readers after getting a monthly bill from their local water utility
Having to pay water bills
Readers who receive a monthly bill from their local water utility
The fact that water is free
The fact that water is free, but we have to pay for it
When we pay the monthly bill from our local water utility, we are not paying for...
the cost of delivering the water to our homes
the cost of cleaning out impurities
the cost of water itself
the cost of constructing a reservoir to store water
Tick all statements that are true, according to the passage.
The price of water goes up when water supplies become scarce.
Gasoline consumption drops when gasoline prices go up.
Gasoline prices drop when gasoline consumption goes up.
The price of water is not affected by the scarcity of water supplies.
Which of the following is not given in the passage as an example of a river that is regularly running dry?
Colorado
Ganges
Yellow
Yangtze
Murray-Darling
In which year was Coca-Cola hit with the tragedy of the commons?
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Anti-Coke protests occurred in which places?
Indiana, U.K., Europe
India, U.K., Europe
Indonesia, U.S., Europe
India, U.S., Europe
Which word in the passage means 'serious and immediate dangers'?
(a)
Which word in the passage means 'stop'?
(a)
Who is the one who famously said, "What is common to the greatest gets the least amount of care?"
(a)
"Tragedy of the commons" was first described in a pamphlet by
ecologist Garrett Hardin, in 1968
economist William Forster Lloyd, in 1833
economist Garrett Hardin, in 1833
ecologist William Forster Lloyd, in 1968
