PISA 2025 - Reading "Rapa Nui" (ANHS) Quiz 1
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Rapa Nui Scenario
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1. According to the blog, when did the professor start her field work?
During the 1990s
Nine months ago
One year ago
At the beginning of May
30s - Q3
2. In the last paragraph of the blog, the professor writes: "Another mystery remained..." To what mystery does she refer?
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3.1. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.
In the book, the author describes several civilizations that collapsed because of the choices they made and their impact on the environment.
FactOpinion60s - Q5
3.2. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.
One of the most disturbing examples in the book is Rapa Nui.
FactOpinion60s - Q6
3.3. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.
They carved the moai, the famous statues, and used the natural resources available to move these huge moai to different locations around the island.
FactOpinion60s - Q7
3.4. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.
When the first Europeans landed on Easter Island in 1722, the moai were still there, but the trees were gone.
FactOpinion60s - Q8
3.5. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.
The book is written well and deserves to be read by anyone who is concerned about the environment.
FactOpinion60s - Q9
4. Refer to the article "Did Polynesian Rats Destroy Rapa Nui's Trees?" What do the scientists mentioned in the article and Jared Diamond agreed on?
Humans settles Rapa Nui hundreds of years ago.
Large trees have disappeared from Rapa Nui.
Polynesian rats ate the seeds of large trees on Rapa Nui.
Europeans arrived on Rapa Nui in the 18th century.
60s - Q10
5. Refer to the article "Did Polynesian Rats Destroy Rapa Nui's Trees?" What evidence do Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt present to support their theory of why large trees of Rapa Nui disappeared?
The rats arrived on the island on settler's canoe.
The rats may have been brought by the settlers purposefully.
Rat populations can double every 47 days.
The remains of palm nuts show gnaw marks made by rats.
60s - Q11
6.1. Refer to all three sources below.
According to Jared Diamond, what was the cause of the disappearance of large trees on Rapa Nui?
Humans cut down trees to clear land for agriculture and other reasons.
Polynesian rats ate tree seeds, preventing new trees from growing.
The moai were carved in the same quarry.
Settlers used canoes to bring Polynesian rats to Rapa Nui.
300s - Q12
6.2. Refer to all three sources below.
According to Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt, what was a cause of the disappearance of large trees on Rapa Nui?
The moai were carved in the same quarry.
The large trees disappeared from Rapa Nui.
Rapa Nui residents needed natural resources to move the moai.
Polynesian rats ate the tree seeds and as a result no new trees could grow.
300s - Q13
6.3. Refer to all three sources below.
Based on your answers on items 6.1. and 6.2., what is the shared effect of the causes identified by both Jared Diamond and Carl Lipo & Terry Hunt?
The moai were carved in the same quarry.
Settlers used canoes to bring Polynesian rats to Rapa Nui.
The large trees disappeared from Rapa Nui.
Rapa Nui residents needed natural resources to move the moai.
300s - Q14
Refer to all three sources below.
After reading the three sources, what do you think caused the disappearance of the large trees on Rapa Nui? Provide specific information from the sources to support your answer.
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