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Dwindling Freshwater Resources Article

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4 questions

Read the article and answer questions 1 - 4.

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Question 1

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Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

About three-tenths of Earth's fresh water is under the surface in the form of groundwater.

Population growth and climate change will create additional challenges.

Conflicts over water resources are common throughout the world.

Population growth and climate change will create additional challenges.

Question 2

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Read the following sentences from the article:
For example, freshwater sources enable the development of fisheries.
About seven-tenths of the world's fresh water is used for agriculture. Farmers around the world use irrigation to transport water to their fields.
In the future, demand for agricultural fresh water will only increase as global populations grow.
What CENTRAL idea does this evidence support?

Fresh water can help fisheries give people food and jobs.

Fresh water can cause fights between different groups.

Fresh water is rare and not everybody has the same access to it.

Fresh water is important for businesses and economies.

Question 3

3.

Read the following passage introducing fresh water.
In modern America, we have access to clean, fresh water every day. Each time we turn on the tap, plumbing systems bring this important resource into our homes. Despite its importance for life, though, fresh water is extremely rare. Less than one-thirtieth of all the water found on Earth is fresh water. The remaining water is salt water, such as what is found in the ocean.
What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to think about fresh water based on this selection?

that fresh water makes up only a small percentage of the water on Earth

that Americans are starting to have problems getting access to fresh water

that fresh water is easily available to most people and countries around the world

that sources of fresh water are more abundant than sources of salt water

Question 4

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What is MOST likely the reason the author included the information about clean drinking water?

to demonstrate that a lack of access to water can have devastating consequences

to highlight the fact that most of the Earth's fresh water is trapped in ice or underground

to warn that the United States will soon follow other countries that do not have drinking water

to persuade the readers to join the United Nations and help those who do not have safe water