Hooks
Context Clues
Causes
Effects
Misc.
100
In the interview a woman quotes Mark Twain, "Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting."
This is an example of:
A. A hook that uses a quote
B. A hook that uses a startling statistic
C A hook that uses a question
A. A hook that uses a quote
100
In the interview, it indicates, "The Minister of Water and Environment characterizes the problem as insidious and the biggest threat to social stability in Yemen."
A. Insidious has a positive connotation
B. Insidious has a negative connotation
C. Insidious has a neutral connotation
B. Insidious has a negative connotation
100
What cause was identified for the drying of the aquifers?
A. coffee beans
B. home use
C. qat (pronounced cot)
C. qat (pronounced cot)
100
What was the initial effect of aquifers drying up?
A. War
B. Riots
C. Tempers flaring
C. Tempers flaring
100
What is the difference between "Effect" and "Affect" in terms of Parts of Speech?
Effect is a Noun
Affect is a Verb
200
In the interview we hear that "10,000 people have been killed."
A. This is a hook that uses a quote
B. This is a hook that uses a startling statistic
C. This is a hook that uses a common knowledge fact
B. This is a hook that uses a startling statistic
200
Which two choices help us to reach the conclusion that insidious has a negative connotation in the statement below:
"The Minister of Water and Environment characterizes the problem as insidious and the biggest threat to social stability in Yemen."
A. The Minister of Water and Environment
B. characterizes the problem
C. the biggest threat
B. characterizes the problem
C. the biggest threat
200
Why can the lack of water be linked to qat?
A. it can get you high
B. the crop requires enormous amounts of water
C. farmers made a lot of money off of qat
B. the crop requires enormous amounts of water
200
An additional effect of the aquifer drying up was:
A. hundreds of farms were destroyed
B. the coffee crop had a poor yield that next year
C. more wells were drilled
A. Hundreds of farms were destroyed.
200
What image do you see? Your group must agree.
Lady with her back turned
OR Man with a mustache
300
In the interview we hear "Across the country, one in five people are starving according to the United Nations."
This is an example of:
A. A hook that uses a quotation
B. A hook that uses a startling statistic
C. A hook that uses a common knowledge fact
B. A hook that uses a startling statistic
300
In the interview it states, "And then the aquifer, the Sana'a aquifer dried up. Hundreds of farms were destroyed because of the lack of ground water."
Aquifer most likely means:
A. A pool of water
B. A lake of water
C. An underground source of water
C. An underground source of water
300
Aside from qat, a "water sucker" of a plant, what other cause can be linked to water shortages in Yemen?
A. running water while brushing teeth
B. poor coffee bean sales
C. lack of restrictions on well-drilling
C. lack of restrictions on well drilling
300
Young Muhammad was affected by the water shortage and subsequent wars by
A. having to drink more Gatorade
B. having to stay home to care for the family well
C. missing out on educational days to fill cans for water
C. Missing out on educational days to fill cans for water
300
What cliche is depicted here?
Working overtime.
400
What cliche is represented here:
Water under the bridge
400
What cliche is depicted here:
First aid
400
What cliche is depicted here:
Swim underwater
400
What does Dory name the baby jellyfish?
Squishy
400
What word does Ariel use for a fork?
Dinglehopper