Reading Informational Text Unit Test
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Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
It happens way too often: oil leaking from wells beneath the ocean or tankers spilling their cargo into the waves. One disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, called the Tyler spill, has been leaking hundreds of barrels of oil per day into the ocean for the past 14 years. While safety has not been made a priority, something can be done to clean up oil spills that does not involve pouring chemical cleanup agents into the already polluted waters. The question is, when will the oil industry embrace this effective, safe method?
Which sentence best summarizes the text?
(1 point)
Responses
There is a smart solution to the ongoing problem of oil spills the industry should use.
There is a smart solution to the ongoing problem of oil spills the industry should use.
The oil industry should focus on the fastest way to clean up oil spills.
The oil industry should focus on the fastest way to clean up oil spills.
There is no reason that oil spills occur as often as they do.
There is no reason that oil spills occur as often as they do.
The oil industry needs to work more more efficiently.
There is a smart solution to the ongoing problem of oil spills that the industry should use.
The sentence that best summarizes the text is: "There is a smart solution to the ongoing problem of oil spills the industry should use."
To answer this question, we need to find the sentence that best summarizes the paragraph. One way to do this is to identify the main idea or message conveyed in the paragraph.
In this case, the paragraph discusses the issue of oil spills and presents a possible solution that does not involve chemical cleanup agents. The paragraph also suggests that the oil industry should embrace this method.
Based on this information, we can conclude that the best summary of the paragraph is:
- There is a smart solution to the ongoing problem of oil spills the industry should use.