Question

14.)Which quote best supports Herbert’s purpose in his article?

A.) “Americans have a special responsibility here. The United States is the mightiest nation on the planet and the greatest contributor to the industrial component of global warming.”
B.) “The easiest approach, for the time being, is to pretend it’s not happening.”
C.) “But that’s only one approach. Another is to just ignore the problem and continue to feast like gluttons at the table of the world’s resources.”
D.) “’More people are projected to be harmed than benefited by climate change, even for global mean temperature increases of less than a few degrees centigrade.’”

15.)
In “Rising Tides,” how does Herbert support his claim that global warming is already occurring?
A.) Personal interviews
B.) Anecdotes about weather
C.) Statistics of changes in nature
D.) Quotations from experts
16)
How does Herbert support his statement that the effects of global warming will be more disastrous for developing nations?
A.) His personal observations
B.) A number of emotional appeals
C). Quotations from a panel of experts
D.) An anecdote

17.)
In the last paragraph of “Rising Tides,” what is Herbert’s tone?
A). Sympathetic
B). Serious
C). Humorous
D.). Ironic

18.)
Which of these is NOT an effect of global warming mentioned in “Rising Tides”?
A.) Glaciers are receding.
B.) Droughts occur more often.
C.)Trees are flowering earlier
D.) Polar bears are dying.
19.)
What two opposing approaches to global warming does Herbert say Americans can take?
A.) Ignore the problem and continue to feast like gluttons.
B.) Ignore the problem or make an effort to change the problem.
C.) Pretend it’s not happening and ignore the problem.
D.) Acknowledge the problem and do something about it.
20.)
What is the author’s bias in Herbert’s article?
A.) He believes global warming is not occurring.
B.) He believes we should do nothing about global warming.
C.) He believes we have a responsibility to reduce global warming.
D.) He believes we have already made an effort to reduce global warming.
21.) What tone does the word “treacherous” set in the seventh paragraph?
A.) It shows how dangerous global warming can be for society.
B.) It shows how scary global warming can be.
C.) It shows how big of a problem global warming can be.
D.) It shows how beneficial global warming can be for society.


Part 1 Questions

Answer 1

14. A.) “Americans have a special responsibility here. The United States is the mightiest nation on the planet and the greatest contributor to the industrial component of global warming.”

15. C.) Statistics of changes in nature

16. C). Quotations from a panel of experts

17. B). Serious

18. D.) Polar bears are dying.

19. B.) Ignore the problem or make an effort to change the problem.

20. C.) He believes we have a responsibility to reduce global warming.

21. A.) It shows how dangerous global warming can be for society.

Step-by-step explanation:

The article, 'Rising Tides', is a lamentation of the writer, Bob Herbert of the disastrous effect of global warming and its effects on the future condition of the world. It ends with a call to action from the American government, which it believes has the capacity to curb global warming.

14. Even though, the writer spent much of the article lamenting about the effect of global warming, his main aim was to make America realize that they have a huge role to play in managing the situation.

15. The writer references disappearance of the snow in Kilimanjaro, as well as the shattering of a rock, quoting its dimensions.

16. The quote from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a writing of scientific experts was used to justify the claim that developing nations will be worst hit from global warming.

17. His last paragraph had a serious tone to either solve the problem or pretend that it does not exist.

18. There was no mention of polar bears dying.

19. Herbert mentioned that we could ignore the problem or pretend that it does not exist.

20. Herbert already believed that we have a responsibility to reduce global warming hence his call to action.

21. Treacherous means deceptive. Situations that are deceptive in nature are dangerous and difficult to tackle.