Question 1

Which section would be most helpful to a person interviewed in how people in France do their laundry?

Accepted Answer

All Over the World

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Laundry by the Numbers

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Laundry Luck

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T-shirt graphic

Question 2

The writer included the graphic of the T-shirt on a line in order to-

Accepted Answer

Persuade readers to line-dry their clothes

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educate readers about American laundry habits

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inform readers about how people in other countries dry their clothes

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entertain readers with fun laundry facts

Question 3

Why does the author use bold print in some of the sentences in paragraph 2?

Accepted Answer

To emphasize the amount of resources we use doing laundry

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To remind readers to keep their clothes clean

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to focus the reader's attention on American families

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To give readers a mental image of washing laundry

Question 4

The author most likely wrote this selection to -

Accepted Answer

encourage readers to consider the energy and resources that go into getting laundry done all over the world

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entertain readers with funny stories about laundry in foreign countries

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persuade readers to hang their clothes to dry

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educate readers about the amount of water required for electric washing machines

Question 5

Which section of the article gives information about the cost of drying clothes?

Accepted Answer

The caption below the graphic

Answer

Laundry Luck

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All Over the World

Answer

Laundry by the Numbers

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