A Way to Help Planet Earth Selection Test

1. What does the word conservation mean in this sentence? Planting trees is part of our conservation project.

• putting out fires

• the protection of Earth's forests and natural resources

• making sure animals are well taken care of

• making sure children know how to be safe

2. When something remains, it _________.

• goes away

• makes lots of noise

• keeps Earth clean

• stays when other things have left

3. What does the word extinct mean in this sentence? Dinosaurs are extinct.

• There are no more left.

• asleep

• very large

• There are many left.

4. Why is plastic trash a big problem?

• It remains trash for hundreds of years.

• It is easy to get rid of it.

• It keeps piling up.

• It worries people who work to save Earth.

5. What is one way to deal with plastic trash?

• Throw it away.

• Burn it.

• Recycle it.

• Pile it up.

6. What happens to plastic bottles at the recycling center?

• They are crushed into small pieces and melted down.

• They are thrown away.

• They are broken into pieces and sent to another center.

• They are mixed with water.

7. After the plastic is melted, it is sent to a _________.

• center where it is stored

• factory to be made into something new

• store to be sold

• trash bin

8. We know this is a nonfiction article because _______.

• it tells about make-believe people

• it uses photographs to give facts

• it tells about real people, things, and events

• it describes something that cannot happen

9. Describe what people who work in environmental conservation do.

10. Write a sentence telling what kids can do to help solve Earth's trash problem.