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

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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.

A
The excerpt provides facts about animals, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.
B
The excerpt describes how birds migrate, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.
C
The excerpt uses examples of vulnerable animals, such as confused sea turtle babies, to make readers feel sympathetic.
D
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
D
discusses what the future would be like without fireflies or owls
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Which phrases in the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a positive image of a town? Select five options.

A
heart of America
B
live in harmony
C
with its surroundings
D
lay in the midst
E
hillsides of orchards
F
in autumn
G
blaze of color
H
prosperous farms
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A
cautious
B
peaceful
C
frightened
D
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.

A
these disasters
B
actually
C
happened
D
grim specter
E
almost unnoticed
F
tragedy
G
stark reality
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Which excerpt from Silent Spring best appeals to readers’ pathos?

A
So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells, and built their barns.
B
The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and flickered across a backdrop of pines.
C
The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life, and when the flood of migrants was pouring through in spring and fall people traveled from great distances to observe them.
D
Yet every one of these disasters has actually happened somewhere, and many real communities have already suffered a substantial number of them. A grim specter has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know.
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Which word best describes the tone used in both excerpts?

A
frustrated
B
passionate
C
wishful
D
insincere
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Which best states a comparison of the tones used in these excerpts?

A
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.
C
Both excerpts are despairing, but the first excerpt has a gloomier tone.
D
Both excerpts are uplifting, but the second excerpt is more conversational in tone.
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A
Ethos
B
Logos
C
Pathos
D
Eros
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Which best compares the structure of Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi"?

A
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.
B
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.
C
Silent Spring mostly appeals to readers’ logic, while “A Case for Waawaatesi” appeals to readers’ ethos by establishing the author’s credibility.
D
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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