Read the excerpt from Silent Spring.On the farms the hens brooded, but no chicks hatched. The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs—the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and there would be no fruit.
Which best states a comparison of the tones used in these excerpts?
Read the excerpt from Silent Spring.It was a spring without voices. On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh.
Which excerpt from Silent Spring best appeals to readers’ pathos?
“so attractive”“now lined with”“withered vegetation”“as though swept”
presents facts and evidence to convince readers to reduce light pollutiontells a fable about how artificial light has destroyed the sleeping patterns of humansrelates a biographical story to inspire readers to get more sleepdiscusses what the future would be like without fireflies or owls
Which phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town? Select five options.
Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi." Think of it this way, your ancestors navigated by the stars, and today most people won’t walk outside without a GPS. That’s a crazy loss of direction or skill at some level for sure. And while Indigenous peoples and many rural peoples can still see the stars, most of the world’s population cannot. That’s particularly an urban thing, where there’s all this light. From my farm, through the open skies, at night I can see the glow of Detroit Lakes, and that’s 25 miles away.
Which best describes one main difference between Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and Winona LaDuke’s "A Case for Waawaatesi"?
Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi."It’s not just owls. It’s things like frogs, who make it their business to croak at night, particularly when mating. Artificial lights disrupt their mojo and that means less frogs and reduced populations. Sea turtle babies get confused, and migrating birds get confused when they fly with the stars.
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Read the excerpt from Silent Spring.In the gutters under the eaves and between the shingles of the roofs, a white granular powder still showed a few patches; some weeks before it had fallen like snow upon the roofs and the lawns, the fields and streams.
Which words and phrases from the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a sense of alarm about the environment? Select four options.
Which word best describes the tone used in both excerpts?
Which best compares the structure of Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi"?
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Read the excerpt from Silent Spring.On the farms the hens brooded, but no chicks hatched. The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs—the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and there would be no fruit.
How does the author use logos to support the argument made in "Save the Coral Reefs”?
Which is the best comparison of the authors’ purpose in these two essays about genetically modified food?
Which phrases from the excerpt support the author’s argument that genetically modified food is safe? Select three options.
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