B. DIRECTIONS: Read the passage below. Then, answer the questions that follow restating the question and using complete sentences.
Hybrid cars have become popular. Hybrids are popular because they are economical.
They use less gas and can travel longer distances than their gas-only counterparts
between fill-ups. For example, one popular hybrid car can travel up to sixty miles per
gallon of gas- that is more than triple the average gas mileage of some conventional
cars
1.
What is the claim made in the passage?
The claim in this passage is that hybrid cars have become popular
2.
What is a conflicting argument another author might make?
3
What evidence might an author include to support the conflicting argument?