GIKI - Practice Test - English - Reading Comprehension - Quiz 2

11. Read the passage: "Climate change is the most critical environmental challenge of our time. Rising global temperatures are causing polar ice to melt, sea levels to rise, and extreme weather events to become more frequent. The burning of fossil fuels is the primary driver. Urgent action is needed to reduce emissions and transition to renewable energy. Failure will lead to devastating consequences for ecosystems and societies." What is the main idea?

Urgency of climate action
History of climate change
Only melting glaciers
Economic benefits of fossil fuels

12. What consequences of global warming are mentioned?

Polar ice melting and sea level rise
Increased snowfall
Lower temperatures
More fossil fuels

13. What is the primary driver of climate change?

Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
Volcanic eruptions
Solar radiation

14. What does "urgent" mean?

Unimportant
Immediate and necessary
Optional
Slow

15. What transition does the passage recommend?

Renewable energy
More coal
More oil
More natural gas

16. What does the passage say about extreme weather events?

Less frequent
More frequent
Stopped
Irrelevant

17. What does "devastating" mean?

Causing severe damage
Causing minor change
Beneficial
Neutral

18. What is the author's tone?

Indifferent
Humorous
Alarming and persuasive
Sarcastic

19. What will be affected according to the passage?

Ecosystems and human societies
Only polar regions
Only coastal cities
Only agriculture

20. What action is urgently needed?

Increase greenhouse gases
Reduce greenhouse gases
Ignore them
Study them only