Question

1. Read the main idea:

Your community can save big, too.
Which choice best represents a supporting detail for this main idea?

A) It's great for watering vegetable plants and flowers around your house. I use it to fill me fish tank, even to wash the car if you want to.

B) One of the benefits of the rain barrel is that it holds that first bit off rain that's coming off your roof or driveway and prevents it from running into streams and causing erosion from high flows of water.

C) I made my own rain barrel but you can buy them pretty cheaply now.

D) For more information on how you can make your own rain barrel, visit www.epa.gov and search for rain barrels.


2. Read the explicit message of the "Rain Barrels" video:
You can use water from your rain barrel for a lot of different things around the home and garden.

Which is the best textual evidence to use to support this message?

A) I use it to fill my fish tank, even to wash the car if you want to.

B) So not only is the rain barrel water free, but it’s also free of chlorine and minerals.

C) A rain barrel is a small investment for big dollar and environmental benefits.

D) One of the benefits of a rain barrel is it holds that first bit of rain that’s coming off the roof or your driveway and prevents it from running into streams and causing erosion from high flows of water.


3. Read the passage:
A rain barrel collects and stores water from your roof. Instead of running off into storm drains and sewers, that water can be put to good use.

Which best explains how this passage supports the message that rain barrels conserve water?

A) It suggests that water is wasted when it runs into drains and sewers.

B) It explains how many rain barrels you should have.

C) It explains why rain barrel water is ideal for human consumption.

D) It explains how water can be used efficiently instead of wastefully.

Answer 1

Answers:

1. B) One of the benefits of the rain barrel is that it holds that first bit off rain that's coming off your roof or driveway and prevents it from running into streams and causing erosion from high flows of water.

2. A) I use it to fill my fish tank, even to wash the car if you want to.

3. A) It suggests that water is wasted when it runs into drains and sewers.