Comprehension questions for the above
image:
1. What
is the author’s purpose in creating this poster?
a. to
convince people to use less gas
b. to
persuade people to use less gas
c. to
illustrate the countries oil dependence
d. to
illustrate the current state of gas supply and pricing
2. Who is the target audience for this poster?
a. general
public
b. teachers
c. government
workers
d. state
officials
3. The creator of this poster may have some bias.
Which of the following fits their bias best?
a. they
work for President Obama
b. they
work for the opposing party
c. they
work for oil companies
d. they
work for a gas station
4. What is a logical conclusion you can make
about the information presented?
a. We
are using less gas than we have before.
b. We
are making less gas than we have before.
c. We
are dependent on gas from China
d. We
are using our own oil more and more.
5. What does the White House want you to
understand about oil and gas?
a. There
are a lot of factors included in oil prices and supply.
b. Oil
supply and pricing is easy to manage.
c. The
world is not dependent on oil as much as it used to be.
d. The
price of oil will always go up.
1.
What is the author’s purpose in creating this poster?
a.
to convince people to use less gas
b.
to persuade people to use less gas
c.
to illustrate the countries oil dependence
d. to illustrate the current state of gas supply and pricing
2.
Who is the target
audience for this poster?
a. general public
b.
teachers
c.
government workers
d.
state officials
3.
The creator of this
poster may have some bias. Which of the following fits their bias best?
a. they work for President Obama
b.
they work for the opposing party
c.
they work for oil companies
d.
they work for a gas station
4.
What is a logical
conclusion you can make about the information presented?
a.
We are using less gas than we have before.
b.
We are making less gas than we have before.
c.
We are dependent on gas from China
d. We are using our own oil more and more.
5.
What does the White
House want you to understand about oil and gas?
a. There are a lot of factors included in oil prices and
supply.
b.
Oil supply and pricing is easy to manage.
c.
The world is not dependent on oil as much as it used to be.
d.
The price of oil will always go up.
