A way to Help Planet Earth U6W3

What is this article mostly about?

• conservation jobs

• endangered animals

• kids that make a difference

• recycling trash

What is the problem with plastic trash?

• It comes in many shapes and sizes.

• It stays around for hundreds of years.

• There is no way to use it again.

• Conservation groups do not care about it.

What happens to plastic bottles at a recycling center?

• They are crushed and melted down

• They are mixed with water.

• They are stored in sanitation trucks.

• They are mixed with other kinds of trash.

The old trash is sent from the recycling factory to —

• a store to be sold

• a factory to be made into something useful

• a center to be stored

• a trash bin to be thrown away

The author of this article thinks the best way to deal with plastic trash is to —

• let it pile up

• burn it

• make it into something new

• bury it in the ground

The author wrote this article to —

• give information about recycling plastic trash

• explain where plastic comes from

• show that plastic is useful

• tell about a town that has too much plastic

Read this sentence from the article.

The trouble with trash is that it keeps piling up.

Which meaning from a dictionary best fits the way trouble is used in this sentence?

• extra work

• to bother

• a problem

• an illness

Read this sentence.

A plastic bottle remains trash for a long time.

Which word means about the same as remains?

• stays

• stops

• takes

• needs

Read this sentence.

Taking care of trash is part of conservation.

The word conservation means —

• driving a truck

• protecting our natural resources

• traveling around the earth

• working at a factory.