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The Case for Wind Power

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
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    Which statement BEST expresses the author's claim about wind power?

    Climate change can be reversed by switching from fossil fuels to wind power.

    Wind power is superior to fossil fuels because it is cheaper than drilling or mining.

    Wind power will be expensive to adopt and will not be a reliable energy source.

    The government should invest in wind power because it is clean and renewable.

  • 2. Multiple Choice
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    Which sentence from the essay BEST supports the author's claim that wind power will reduce the release of greenhouse gases?

    "Wind farms can stretch for hundreds of square miles and contain hundreds of individual turbines."

    "This type of energy production burns no fuel, generates no emission, and causes no harm to the environment."

    "Over time, drilling and mining for oil and coal will become more costly, but wind power is always free."

    "But backup power plants would only operate occasionally, contributing far less pollution than the ones in use today"

  • 3. Multiple Choice
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    Which piece of evidence from the text is NOT relevant to the author's claim?

    "Wind power, in contrast, produces electricity without pollution."

    "In addition, wind power is a renewable resource that will never run out."

    "A vast plain dotted with these elegant white machines is an impressive sight to behold."

    "Constructing offshore wind farms and new transmission lines will be expensive, but it is an investment that will surely pay off in the long run."

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