Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word with the help of the hint in the brackets. The population of the world ___ very fast. (Happening right now) A. rise B. rises C. is rising D. rose

The correct answer is: C. is rising

The population of the world is currently increasing at a rate of about 1.1% per year. This means that the world’s population is expected to double in about 69 years. The main reason for this rapid population growth is that the number of births is still higher than the number of deaths.

Option A, “rise”, is incorrect because it is in the past tense. The population of the world is not rising, it is is rising.

Option B, “rises”, is incorrect because it is in