Question

connecting cause and effect in suzuki’s speech
in my country, we make so much waste - we buy and throw away, buy and throw away, buy and throw away - and yet northern countries will not share with the needy. even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share, we are afraid to let go of some of our wealth.
—\the girl who silenced the world for five minutes,\ severn cullis - suzuki
based on the passage, why are the people in suzuki’s country wasteful?
○ because they do not have enough
○ because they are afraid of people in the southern countries
○ because they share too much with others
○ because they are afraid to lose wealth

Explanation:

To answer this, we analyze the passage: "Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share, we are afraid to let go of some of our wealth." Let's evaluate each option:

• Option 1: The passage says "we have more than enough", so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The passage doesn't mention fear of people in southern countries, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The passage states they are "afraid to share", not that they share too much, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: This matches the line "afraid to let go of some of our wealth" as being wasteful (buy and throw away) and not sharing relates to fearing loss of wealth.

Answer:

D. because they are afraid to lose wealth (Note: Assuming the last option is D; if the options are labeled differently, adjust the label but the text is "because they are afraid to lose wealth")