1) Read this excerpt of a speech that Hoda is writing about the topic of voting age.

I think all children should be able to vote at age 13. I’d like to be able to vote in the next presidential election. _ In cultures of the past, people were considered adults at age 13, and today’s children are even smarter than children of the past.

Which rebuttal best addresses the counterclaim that “children at age 13 should not vote” and belongs in the blank space in Hoda’s speech?

People who say children should not have a say in who serves in our government do not truly respect children.
Some children may not be ready to vote, but children like me, who love politics, are!
Adults can vote but a large percentage of them do not use this privilege that they have.
If all the children in the world were able to vote, I think we’d have a much better world.

2) Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes."

In my country, we make so much waste, we 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 lose some of our wealth, afraid to share.
In Canada, we live the privileged life, with plenty of food, water and shelter -- we have watches, bicycles, computers and television sets.
Words in this excerpt that create a tone of judgment are ___.
A) "Waste" and "afraid"
B) "Buy" and "throw away"

C) "Watches" and "bicycles"

D) "Privileged" and "plenty"

This is the best rebuttal to the counterclaim. Hoda's previous point is that thirteen-year-olds should be able to vote. Her subsequent point is that children in the past were allowed to do so because they were considered adults. Therefore, this phrase would fit in between because it states that adults who refuse do not actually respect children.

A. "Waste" and "afraid"

In this excerpt, Suzuki is adopting a tone of judgement. She is telling Canadians that they have a lot, and that they waste it. Moreover, they are afraid of sharing these resources with others. The girl adopts this tone through the use of words that pass judgement, such as "waste" and "afraid."