One Plastic Bag/Energy Island Quiz

Why does Isatou start picking up the plastic bags that are on the ground?

• She hears that the butcher needs more of them for his shop.

• She learns that goats have been getting sick from eating them.

• She thinks her family can use them when their old baskets break.

• She wants to clean them off so she can store her papers inside them.

The passage says that mosquitoes swarm around the pile of plastic bags. What does swarm mean?

• bite

• search

• gather

• awaken

One sentence in the passage says that Isatou watches while her sister crochets. Why did the author most likely write this sentence?

• to show that Isatou is interested in the people around her

• so readers can understand why Isatou is proud of her family

• so readers can learn how to crochet plastic thread along with Isatou

• to show what first causes Isatou to think of crocheting with plastic thread

What is "Energy Island" mostly about?

• a teacher who wants to enter a contest

• a teacher who makes energy for his classroom

• an island where most of the people grow their own food

• an island where people make their own energy that will not run out

Why is Samso a good place for natural energy?

• It is always windy.

• It is always sunny.

• It is always snowy.

• It is always rainy.

Why did most of the adults in Samso finally make changes to their energy?

• An energy learning center was opened.

• There was a snowstorm that took out the island's energy.

• Soren Hermansen taught people to make energy by burning straw instead of oil.

• There was a school meeting where the children talked to their parents about energy.

The passage tells about wind turbines. Based on the part called "Wind Energy," what is a wind turbine?

• It is a windmill that cools fields.

• It is a windmill that moves water.

• It is a windmill that makes electricity.

• It is a windmill that measures wind speed.

What is one reason that the author wrote the passage?

• to tell what farmers are doing for Earth

• to get people to travel to other countries

• to tell people the steps to make energy that lasts

• to get readers to think of ways they can keep Earth safe

When animals ___________________, they search through an area to find food.

• confesses

• recycled

• forage

• cable

If someone _____________________ something, he or she admits to doing or saying something wrong.

• confesses

• forage

• recycled

• willing