English 12 A- Lesson 11

Reread the "Gas Shortages Spark Interest in Electric Vehicles" section in "The History of the Electric Car." Which excerpts from this section use a cause-and-effect structure? Select all that apply.

Cheap, abundant gasoline and continued improvement in the internal combustion engine hampered demand for alternative fuel vehicles. Soaring oil prices and gasoline shortages—peaking with the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo—created a growing interest in lowering the U.S.'s dependence on foreign oil and finding homegrown sources of fuel.

Read the excerpt from "The History of the Electric Car." In the early part of the century, innovators in Hungary, the Netherlands and the United States—including a blacksmith from Vermont—began toying with the concept of a battery-powered vehicle and created some of the first small-scale electric cars. And while Robert Anderson, a British inventor, developed the first crude electric carriage around this same time, it wasn't until the second half of the 19th century that French and English inventors built some of the first practical electric cars. Which answer most effectively states the author's main point in the excerpt?

Inventors from many countries had a hand in the development of the electric vehicle that we know today.

Reread "The History of the Electric Car." How does the overall structure of the article support the author's main point?

The article's chronological structure supports the author's main point that the electric car has undergone many changes over the years, and therefore can be expected to continue evolving in the future.

In which sentence is the word logistical used incorrectly?

The logistical conclusion Bob came to after analyzing all the data was that the company should raise its prices by two percent.

Reread "The History of the Electric Car." How does chronological structure contribute to the article's effectiveness? Select all that apply.

The structure enables readers to keep track of the important individual events leading up to the electric cars that are in production today. The structure shows readers how lithium-ion batteries are a relatively new development that might affect the next generation of electric vehicles.

Which words are synonyms of succinct? Select all that apply.

brief concise

Read the sentence. Despite the apparent popularity of shopping malls, online shopping is one of the fastest growing and most pervasive forms of consumerism. Based on the description of online shopping as pervasive, what are you most likely to say when describing online shopping?

Online shopping is a highly saturated form of consumerism.

Read the opening of "Everyday Survival." Long ago I believed that survival meant having a pack full of equipment that would allow me to make fire and build shelter and trap varmints to eat in the wilderness. But then I kept coming across cases in which someone had survived without any equipment or had perished while in possession of all the right tools. Obviously something else was at work here. Which elements does the author use to draw readers' interest? Select all that apply.

an anecdote that includes intriguing information a memory about his "long ago" beliefs about survival

Read the paragraph from "The History of the Electric Car," which claims that the Model T represented a major setback for electric cars. Yet, it was Henry Ford's mass-produced Model T that dealt a blow to the electric car. Introduced in 1908, the Model T made gasoline-powered cars widely available and affordable. By 1912, the gasoline car cost only $650, while an electric roadster sold for $1,750. That same year, Charles Kettering introduced the electric starter, eliminating the need for the hand crank and giving rise to more gasoline-powered vehicle sales. Which answers best explain how the excerpt's proposition-and-support structure effectively supports the claim? Select all that apply.

by discussing the affordability of gasoline-powered cars by mentioning the convenience of gasoline-powered cars

Which word is an antonym of the word distraught?

calm

Read the excerpt from "How Much Can Electric Cars Impact Climate Change?" Just two months before international climate talks begin in Paris, a new report from energy and environmental groups predicts greenhouse gases can plunge 77 percent in 2050 by electrifying more than half the nation's cars, trucks and forklifts. What text structure is used in the excerpt?

cause-and-effect

What is a synonym of the word infrastructure?

framework

Reread the "Electric Vehicle Prices Dropping" section in "How Much Can Electric Cars Impact Climate Change?" How does a text structure in this section clarify the claim that the prices of electric vehicles are decreasing?

A comparison-and contrast structure discusses the similarities between the drop in computer and smartphone prices to the drop in electric car prices.

In "How Much Can Electric Cars Impact Climate Change?" the author presents the argument that a paradigm shift is needed for electric cars to significantly affect climate issues. Which options clearly explain how the author uses sections to develop his argument? Select all that apply.

The author's argument contains a large amount of factual evidence, so he uses sections to clarify and emphasize the topics. The audience's questions surrounding electric cars are numerous, so the author uses sections to answer them.

Read the excerpt from "How Much Can Electric Cars Impact Climate Change?," which discusses Southern California Edison's role in making charging stations available. Edison has asked the California Public Utilities Commission to authorize the utility to partner with private companies to build 30,000 electric-vehicle public charging stations in Southern California. The application may be approved this year, he said. What option best describes the text structure implied in the excerpt?

problem-and-solution