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Comparing Argumentative Texts: Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi" Answers

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Silent Spring primarily utilizes emotional appeals to alert the reader of possible future danger, while the argument in “A Case for Waawaatesi” includes more use of logic and reason.
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Silent Spring starts with general statements and ends with specific statements, while “A Case for Waawaatesi” starts with specific statements and ends with general statements.
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Silent Spring mostly appeals to readers’ logic, while “A Case for Waawaatesi” appeals to readers’ ethos by establishing the author’s credibility.
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Silent Spring starts with a negative tone and ends with a positive tone, while “A Case for Waawaatesi” starts with a positive tone and ends with a positive tone.
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Which best states a comparison of the tones used in these excerpts?

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Both excerpts are negative, but the second excerpt has a more negative tone.
B
Both excerpts are positive, but the first excerpt has a more serious tone.
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Both excerpts are despairing, but the first excerpt has a gloomier tone.
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Both excerpts are uplifting, but the second excerpt is more conversational in tone.
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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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The excerpt provides facts about animals, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.
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The excerpt describes how birds migrate, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.
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The excerpt uses examples of vulnerable animals, such as confused sea turtle babies, to make readers feel sympathetic.
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The excerpt explains how birds fly at night, which makes readers feel awed at the power of flight.
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A
presents facts and evidence to convince readers to reduce light pollution
B
tells a fable about how artificial light has destroyed the sleeping patterns of humans
C
relates a biographical story to inspire readers to get more sleep
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discusses what the future would be like without fireflies or owls
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cautious
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peaceful
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frightened
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melancholic
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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.

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these disasters
B
actually
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happened
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grim specter
E
almost unnoticed
F
tragedy
G
stark reality
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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.

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motivation.
d
doom.
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acceptance.
v
violence.
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Which word best describes the tone used in both excerpts?

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frustrated
B
passionate
C
wishful
D
insincere
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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.

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bewildered
B
threatening
C
courageous
D
insignificant

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