Sugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas

Question 1

Which statement best summarizes the claim the author makes in the excerpt?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Convincing people to drink recycled water is a more difficult task than producing it.

Question 2

Which piece of evidence best supports the author’s claim?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Thirteen percent of people in a study said they would never try recycled water.

Question 3

In his article, John Schwartz presents the reasoning that wastewater recycling has a public perception challenge to overcome. Which piece of evidence sufficiently supports this reason?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Activists have coined the slogan “toilet to tap” to discourage the use of wastewater.

Question 4

These statements are from an evaluation of John Schwartz’s article. Read each statement, then use the drop-down menus to identify the correct order in which the sentences should appear. In his article, John Schwartz explains why convincing the public to use recycled water will be a difficult challenge. Schwartz provides evidence to support his idea, including the results of a study in which 13 percent of participants refused to try recycled water. The article ends with a strong conclusion that identifies ways to overcome the potential public rejection of recycled water. He cites experts who state that for many people there is a “yuck factor” related to the use of treated wastewater.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Selection 1: 1; Selection 2: 3; Selection 3: 4; Selection 4: 2

Question 5

Which sentence would make an effective concluding statement for an evaluation of John Schwartz’s article?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Overall, Schwartz’s claim that recycled water faces a public image challenge is well argued and supported with strong evidence.

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