Let's Form a Green Team

1. Which sentence from the text is an opinion?

• A. To begin with, I think we should create a new student club called the Green Team.

• B. Theses harmful materials also produce dangerous gasses that can cause health problems, such as asthma and cancer

• C. Recycling just one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours

• D. Did you know that the average American throws away about 4.6 pounds of trash every day?

2. The author uses the loaded terms "disgusting," and "rotting" in paragraph 2 to...

• F. prove that landfills need to be eliminated

• G. explain why landfills take up valuable land that could be used for other purposes

• H. convince the principal that landfills are undesirable

• J. show that Americans believe that landfills are dangerous

3. The author uses the recycling facts in paragraph 3 to...

• A. suggest that energy conservation is more important than recycling

• B. convince the principal that recycling has positive effects for the environment

• C. prove that America is running out of energy resources

• D. explain why recycling can save money for the school

4. The author uses the questions in paragraph 1 to...

• F. present facts about trash disposal

• G. support the idea that more landfills are needed

• H. provide information about the size of American landfills

• J. illustrate the fact that Americans create a huge volume of trash

5. In paragraph 2, the word toxic means...

• A. unhealthful

• B. unattractive

• C. unkind

• D. unhappy

6. Which sentence from the letter best supports the author's claim that recycling at school can help the environment?

• F. These harmful materials also produce dangerous gasses that can cause health problems, such as asthma and cancer

• G. By recycling materials that our students throw away every day, we can greatly reduce the amount of trash our school sends to the landfill.

• H. Students in the club can make presentations at assembles to promote the benefits of recycling and to educate students on what materials can be recycled.

• J. One school in Delaware recently implemented a school-wide recycling program, and they reduced their school trash disposal cost by almost $220 per month.

7. With which statement would the author most likely agree?

• A. Students create more trash than other Americans

• B. Americans create more trash than people in other countries

• C. Students can help the environment by recycling at school

• D. Landfills should be redesigned to take up less space

8. Which of these supports the idea that recycling is not expensive?

• F. By recycling materials that our students throw away every day, we can greatly reduce the amount of trash our school sends to the landfill.

• G. Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for two hours?

• H. The club can contact our local waste management company to acquire recycling bins

• J. One school in Delaware recently implemented a school-wide recycling program, and they reduced their school trash disposal costs by almost $220 per month.

9 What are paragraphs 1 & 2 mainly about?

• A. Why recycling can save energy

• B. how students can improve the environment by recycling

• C. why the amount of trash Americans produce is a problem

• D. how recycling can reduce school costs

10. What is the best summary of the letter?

• F. Landfills that up too much valuable land, they contain dangerous materials, and they are unpleasant. People need to create less trash so that there will be less need for landfills. Recycling at school could reduce landfill problems.

• G. Americans create a lot of trash, and much of this trash could be recycled. Implementing a recycling plan at school could reduce waste that goes to landfills, could help the environment, and could save money for the school.

• H. Creating a recycling club at school could provide students a way to learn about helping the environment and could help raise money to build a covered walkway.

• J. Recycling glass, aluminum, and plastic can save energy and help the environment. More schools need to implement recycling programs in order to save the environment.