WorksheetsNever Retreat Test Prep
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
The author wrote this selection most likely to:
A: show people how some have adapted in the past
B: tell people that the entire earth is reliant on fossil fuels
C: persuade people to move to farms and grow their own food
D: help people see that they can do more than they think to help the earth
Select the quotes from the article that convey a subjective point of view?
A: "This is important." (paragraph 3)
B: "Switching to renewables for electricity is probably the easiest part." (paragraph 5)
C: We know our freshwater aquifers are limited, but we're draining them faster than slower." (paragraph 6)
D: "The US auto industry stopped making cars and switched to building tanks and planes." (paragraph 12)
Read this sentence from paragraph 4.
Convenience is addictive--highly so. Each increased dosage quickly becomes our new minimum requirement.
How does the author counter this opinion?
A: He outlines specific steps for how to consume less.
B: He explains how decentralized societies can lead to a more sustainable economy.
C: He provides examples of how humans adapted to past major changes.
D: He explains how humans rarely cut back even in times of scarcity.
Read this sentence from paragraph 6:
Scarcity was humankind's enemy for so long that resistance to a downshift in lifestyle is strong.
Which claim does this sentence support?
A: Our interconnected economies make supply chains fragile.
B: People started finding fossil fuels around the world.
C: Humans are surprisingly adaptable and can adjust to major lifestyle changes.
D: People react to scarcity by maintaining consumption levels, not reducing.
What are two ways the author supports the claim that people try to maintain their
standard of living at any cost?
A: By presenting facts about the overfishing of tuna.
B: By explaining what people do with freshwater aquifers.
C: By describing the way developing countries once lived.
D: By showing how rural societies have a decentralized system
E: By reporting how many consumer products are made with fossil fuels.
Which words in paragraph 9-10 help the reader understand the meaning of decentralization?
A: dispersed, integrated
B: unnecessary, brittle
C: rural, shortage
D: oil, epidemics
What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the selection?
A: to explain why the environmental crisis is unfixable
B: to show how widespread the use of fossil fuels is
C: to explain why people don't want to go down the lifestyle ladder
D: to explain how the removal of slave labor changed our economy
How do paragraphs 13–14 support the author’s position about adaptability?
A: they show that adaptation is always gradual
B: they show that people can adapt if they need to
C: they show that those who adapt are concerned about the planet
D: they show that natural events can often be the cause of adaptations
What is the most likely reason the author begins the article with paragraphs 1 and 2?
A: to suggest that people will only invent new solutions when we need them to survive
B: to imply that while fossil fuel dependence was an accident, it is now intentional
C: to suggest that humanity's ingenuity can be used to solve fossil fuel dependence
D: to suggest that coal and gasoline can be used to find more sustainable energy sources
