Compare and Contrast: Recycle That!/Turning Trash...

Which sentence from the passage shows why we should recycle?

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

• "Many towns and cities have special programs for recycling."

• "By using and throwing away so many things, we have created a big problem. What can we do to help? Recycle!"

• Recycling is not just a good idea, it's fun!

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which of these examples is NOT a way that we get things that could have been recycled shown in the article?

• Thousands and thousands of trees are cut down.

• Fields and hills are dug up to get sand to make glass.

• Oil is taken from the Earth to make plastic.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

Select ALL choices that can be recycled.

• Fish

• Cans

• Bottles

• Newspapers

• Oil

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How does composting show us nature is a cycle?

• Things grow and then die.

• Things grow, then they become soil. Finally, they die and help new things grow.

• Things die, then they grow. Finally they become soil and help new things die.

• Things grow, then they die. Finally, they become soil and help new things grow.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

Based on this sentence from the passage, what does the word "scraps" mean?

• a car that doesn't run anymore

• a small cut in your skin

• leftover pieces

• to fight

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which paragraphs show us how to make OUR OWN compost? (You can use your book.)

• 3, 4, 5

• 1, 5, 10

• 1, 2, 3

• 6, 7, 8

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

Which is a topic in "Turning Trash into Treasure" but NOT "Recycle That!"?

• Recycling

• Resources

• What we can do to help.

• Compost

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RI.K.9

Which is a topic in "Recycle That!" but NOT "Turning Trash into Treasure"?

• Recycling

• Resources

• How glass is made.

• What we can do to help.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which is a topic in "Turning Trash into Treasure" but NOT "Recycle That!"?

• Recycling

• Nature is a cycle.

• What we can do to help.

• Resources

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL. 6.7

Which is a topic in "Recycle That!" but NOT "Turning Trash into Treasure"?

• Recycling

• Each time we take something from the Earth, we change the Earth.

• What we can do to help.

• Resources

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.K.6