Problem or Solution

What word from the text best helps the reader understand the meaning of contaminate?

• Blown

• Attracted

• Healthy

• Unclean

In paragraph 2, what does culprits probably mean?

• A. reasons for a problem; guilty

• B. don't cost much; cheap

• C. found everywhere

• D. able to recycle

The purpose of this text is to -

• A. tell a person's story

• B. give the history of littering

• C. list the laws against littering

• D. explain a problem and give a solution

According to paragraph 4, what is the effect of lots of trash near a neighborhood?

• A. Homeowners complain about the trash.

• B. The water from the sink is unsafe to drink.

• C. The value of homes in the neighborhood goes down.

• D. Other people start to dump their trash near the neighborhood.

In paragraph 4, why will employers take their businesses to another part of town?

• A. It looks bad to have an office building in a trashy area.

• B. There are not enough office buildings available for rent.

• C. It is too expensive to run a business in that part of town.

• D. There aren't enough people who live in that part of town.

According to paragraph 6, the amount of litter increases as the _____ increases.

• A. population

• B. responsibility

• C. number of jobs

• D. value of homes

According to paragraph 7, what attracts more litter?

• A. Litter

• B. Animals

• C. New employers

• D. Expensive homes

What words in paragraph 7 mean the same as receptacle?

• A. feel lazy

• B. public places

• C. garbage cans

• D. harm the environment

Which word from the text has Latin and Greek roots and is about the wealth or means of a country?

• A. Economic

• B. Indifferent

• C. Contaminate

• D. Environmental

Choose the best paraphrase of paragraph 7.

• A. The best way to stop littering is to throw away your own trash. Do it even when you don't feel like it. Remember how litter affects the environment.

• B. If people see trash on the ground, they might drop trash too. When you see trash, it says the area is not important. So people don't care and will litter too.

• C. People are lazy. They expect other people to clean up trash. They don't want to do it for themselves. Even when there are lots of garbage cans around, people still litter.

• D. Many people don't realize how their actions affect the environment. When one person litters, it's not a big problem. But when 100 people litter, it does become a big problem.