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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” expresses an opinion?

A
starving children around the world
B
countless animals dying across this planet
C
holes in the ozone
D
I wonder if they will even exist for my children
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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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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
. . . 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 this excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”You grown-ups say you love us. I challenge you, please make your actions reflect your words.

A
act in a loving way toward the world.
B
tell their children that they love them every day.
C
talk about worldwide environmental issues.
D
reflect on the problems and challenges in the world.
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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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Read this excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”I'm only a child, yet I know if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this earth would be!

A
money spent on war is money well spent.
B
peace costs more than war and poverty.
C
more money would help solve the problem of poverty.
D
the Earth would be a perfect place without war.
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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” expresses an opinion?

A
In Canada, . . . we have watches, bicycles. . . .
B
. . . here in Brazil, we were shocked. . . .
C
. . . we spent some time with some children. . . .
D
. . . these children are my age. . . .
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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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