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Read this excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”I'm only a child, yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, thirty million species strong, and we all share the same air, water, and soil – borders and governments will never change that.I'm only a child, yet I know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.

A
We all have different governments.
B
Borders separate our countries.
C
There are five billion people on Earth.
D
We all live on the same planet.
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

A
I am here to speak for all generations to come.
B
I am afraid to go out in the sun now. . . .
C
. . . a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers.
D
. . . we act as if we have all the time we want. . . .
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

A
. . . we all share the same air, water, and soil. . . .
B
In my anger, I am not blind. . . .
C
. . . I am not afraid to tell the world how I feel.
D
. . . we are afraid to lose some of our wealth. . . .
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

A
. . . what a wonderful place this Earth would be!
B
All this [destruction] is happening before our eyes. . . .
C
I'm only a child, yet I know we are all part of a family. . . .
D
. . . borders and governments will never change that.
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Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us . . .• not to hurt other creatures,• to share – not be greedy.Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?

A
more maturely than children.
B
better than they did when they were in kindergarten.
C
the same way they expect young children to.
D
as examples for their children.
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Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”I am only a child yet I know if all the money spent on war was spent on finding environmental answers, ending poverty, and finding treaties, what a wonderful place this earth would be!At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us how to behave in the world. You teach us:• to not to fight with others.• to work things out.• to respect others.• to clean up our mess.• not to hurt other creatures.• to share, not be greedy.Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?

A
kindergarten is the best place to solve problems.
B
adults must follow the advice they give children.
C
children should be allowed to speak freely to adults.
D
more money should be spent on funding war.
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is an opinion?

A
We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds from Canada. . . .
B
We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles. . . .
C
I used to go fishing in Vancouver with my dad. . . .
D
Losing my future is not like losing an election. . . .
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” supports Suzuki’s argument that she is “losing [her] future”?

A
Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda.
B
Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market.
C
And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day – vanishing forever.
D
I'm only a child, yet I know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.
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Brazilian children should be more like Canadian childrenpoor children are less willing to share than wealthy childrenprivileged people should be willing to share with othersall Canadians should travel to Brazil and help those with less

A
Brazilian children should be more like Canadian children
B
poor children are less willing to share than wealthy children
C
privileged people should be willing to share with others
D
all Canadians should travel to Brazil and help those with less
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

A
In Canada, we live the privileged life. . . .
B
We cannot afford to be not heard.
C
I am afraid to breathe the air. . . .
D
. . . animals and plants going extinct every day . . .

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