2. Consider this inference: In developing countries, more time is spent during the day acquiring the water needed to preserve life. A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

3. Consider this inference: The water crisis in some countries prevents women from spending more time working jobs or being with their families.
A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

4. Consider this inference: An example of groundwater would be a pond.
A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

5. Consider this inference: An American who uses water carelessly can have an effect on water availability in other countries.
A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

6. Consider this inference: Rainwater cannot be consumed by humans unless it has been desalinated.
A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

7. Consider this inference: Everyone in the Philippines has an expensive 12-stage water filtration system.
A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

8. Consider this inference: Overusing water can result in extinction or lower populations of animal species.
A. This is a sound inference.
B. This inference is not supported by the text.

9. The sentence “Water is life” demonstrates .
A. a simile
B. a metaphor
C. personification
D. irony