WorksheetsThe End of Nature MC Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
When the passage moves from the first paragraph to the second paragraph, it also moves from
sensory imagery to political argument
personal anecdote to universal conclusion
scientific explanation to lyrical meditation
figurative description to empirical data
The use of the sentence “We are ending nature.” has the primary effect of
introducing a counterclaim
serving as a terse, shocking thesis statement
summarizing the preceding anecdote humorously
offering a paradox that cannot be resolved
The writer includes “the wind still blows—but no longer from some other sphere” to support which of the following claims?
Human beings have demystified natural forces
Weather patterns have remained entirely natural
Mythological views of nature persist
Atmospheric changes are reversible
The speaker implies which of the following in lines about the lake and motorboat?
Human convenience often erodes the possibility of immersion in the natural world
Modern recreation restores harmony with nature
Pollution is a necessary price for progress
Humans can always separate from society when needed
The primary purpose of lines “the lake is utterly different … the planet is utterly different now” is to
reinforce the permanence environmental transformation
offer an optimistic prediction of environmental transformation
question the reality of climate change
provide comic relief
By comparing “the sound of the chain saw” to “the whine tainting the woods,” the writer implies that
industrial sound symbolizes irreversible contamination of the natural world
noise pollution is preferable to visual pollution
machines coexist peacefully with wildlife
the woods can easily adapt to technology
When the writer says “the world outdoors will mean much the same thing as the world indoors,” they are using which of the following approaches to persuade their audience?
Appeal to ethos through expertise
Logical reasoning through cause-and-effect
Pathos through unsettling metaphor
Humor through understatement
The writer primarily develops the passage by utilizing
extended analogies and juxtaposition between natural and human forces
statistical data and expert testimony from other authors
chronological narration of scientific discovery
satirical anecdotes about rural life
Which of the following best describes the audience Bill McKibben is addressing in this excerpt from The End of Nature?
Readers who are already experts in environmental science and seek advanced technical explanations of climate change
Readers who believe nature remains mostly untouched and need to be persuaded that human activity has fundamentally altered the natural world
Readers who oppose environmental regulation and are politically committed to resisting ecological arguments
Readers who view nature as dangerous, chaotic, and hostile, and need reassurance that humans can control it
The writer typically uses the em-dash in order to
interrupt the narrative with unnecessary detail
signal a humorous aside about nature
underscore the intrusion of human activity into wilderness
replace a semicolon for grammatical variety
