Reading Comprehension Passage:
Time Change
[excerpt from: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/12/opinions/daylight-saving-time-legislation-markey-rubio/index.html]
This weekend, Americans will change their clocks and lose an hour of sleep, all because of a senseless and outdated government policy. Changing between daylight saving time and standard time isn't just an inconvenience to people everywhere — it has real repercussions for Americans' health, economy and public safety.
We can't always get bipartisan agreement in Congress these days, but here's one thing we can agree on: we could all use a bit more sunshine. That's why we're working together in the US Senate to make sure we end the practice of "spring forward" and "fall back" by making daylight saving time permanent.
As US senators, we have seen the strong public support among Americans for making daylight saving time permanent. Already, 20 of the 48 states that observe the time change have passed proposals for year-round daylight. The states of Massachusetts and Florida, which we represent, have already expressed support for switching to permanent daylight saving time.
The adoption of daylight saving time in the United States through the Calder Act, also known as the Standard Time Act of 1918, was preceded by adoption of daylight saving time in Europe during World War I and first conceived as a way to conserve energy during wartime. It's time we update it. But our states can't do it without enacting federal legislation. That's why we've introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, which would amend the legislation which created time zones, the time change and how time zones are determined, to make brighter days a reality year-round.
Reading Comprehension Questions on Tone:
- What is the author's attitude regarding daylight saving time?
A. That daylight saving time is poor use of time.
B. That daylight saving time saves energy.
C. That daylight saving time should be determined by US senators.
D. That daylight saving time needs to be a permanent change. (answer)
The answer is D. because the author persuasively states outright that the switching between daylight saving time and standard time is "a senseless and outdated government policy" that is "an inconvenience to people everywhere." Answer choice A. is incorrect as the author never states or infers such. Anxwer choice B. is incorrect because the author's attitude has nothing to do with daylight saving time saving energy; that's merely a tiny detail about daylight saving time. Answer choice C. is incorrect because author never states or infers that the use of daylight saving time is completely up to the US senators to determine.
- What is the tone of the author in this passage?
A. content and excited
B. adament and persuasive (answer)
C. hurt and disappointed
D. nonchalant and indifferent
The answer is B. because of the author's use of words like "senseless" to describe the switching between daylight saving time and standard time, and including facts about "the strong public support among Americans for making daylight saving time permanent." Answer choice A. is not correct because there are no word-choices or complete thoughts in the text that support a content and excited attitude toward the subject matter. Answer choice C. is not correct for similar reasons as the text doesn't support a hurt and disappointed attitude toward the subject matter. Answer choice D. is not correct as well for the same reasons as the author doesn't express himself as not caring or having any opinion about daylight saving time.