A Life Without Plastics

What is the author's purpose for writing, "A Life Without Plastics" ?

• To inform the reader that soon the world will not be able to make plastic without petroleum.

• To persuade the reader to not use plastic.

• To inform the reader of the world's limited supply of petroleum and the effects of the shortage, especially pertaining to plastic.

• To entertain the reader with a story about the world's limited supply of petroleum.

The world will eventually run out of petroleum because ___________________________

• Food containers and clothes contain petroleum.

• It is very costly and difficult to produce.

• People are not managing existing supply well.

• There is a limited supply of petroleum on Earth.

Which text evidence best conveys the cause of the world eventually running out of petroleum?

(This is the text evidence to support the answer to question # 1)

• " The most obvious impact of running out of petroleum will be the end of gasoline."

• "As petroleum becomes more expensive , however , so will plastics."

• "Because petroleum started out as plant and animal parts million of years ago, scientists are looking at using plant parts to make new kinds of plastics"

• " Most experts believe the world's petroleum could be exhausted between 50 and 200 years from now, depending on how well people manage the existing supplies."

Why have plastics been so widely used ?

• They are less toxic than metals.

• They are inexpensive to make.

• They come from plants that are in great supply.

• They are left over after producing gasoline.

Which evidence from the text best supports why plastics have been so widely used?

(This is the text evidence to support the answer to question # 2)

• "Fortunately, scientists are already working with new forms of plastics that are not made from petroleum."

• "But people do not realize there will a much bigger impact - no more plastics"

• "Plastics have been practical because they have always been cheap to produce."

• "Plastics is just one industry that will look different in decades to come."

What is the central idea of the text?

• The cause of the world's limited supply of petroleum and its effects on common items like plastics.

• Due to a limited supply of petroleum scientist are working on new ways to produce practical items like plastics

• Petroleum is becoming more expensive due to short supply causing the price of plastics to raise.

• A life without plastics

Choose a synonym for biodegradable.

• Economical

• Recyclable

• Decomposed

• Efficient

Running out of petroleum will cause the end of plastics and the ____________________

• end of gasoline.

• development of new plant species.

• increase of landfills use.

• end of plant life.

Which quote from the text provides textual support for the second effect of the exhaustion of petroleum?

(This is the text evidence to support the answer to question # 3)

• "Plastics is just one of the industries that will look much different in the decades to come."

• " Almost every product, from food containers to clothing, contains a certain amount of fossil fuel."

• "Some of them even biodegradable, or break , which will reduce the impact on landfills."

• "The most obvious impact of running out of petroleum will be the end of gasoline."

According to the passage, scientists made new plastics from plants parts because________________

• plan parts are cheap.

• plant parts contain petroleum.

• petroleum came from plant parts.

• petroleum is more toxic than plastic.