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The Plastic Problem

Authored by Amanda Gonzalez

English

5th - 6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

The Plastic Problem
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the passage, the author says, "marine creatures feel the consequences."

According to the text, why are plastics dangerous for sea animals?

"every bit of plastic ever made still exists"

"Fish, seabirds, turtles, and marine animals mistakenly eat plastics or get tangled in plastic products..."

"Environmentalists encourage individuals to recycle plastics..."

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In paragraph 3, the author describes plastics as "convenient."

What does convenient mean

Plastics are easy to use and throw away.

Plastics are expensive and not helpful

Plastics can be made faster than other materials

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

What is the author's point of view on the use of plastic?

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main idea of the text?

Only scientists know how to fix the problem with plastics

Plastics are easy to use, but do a lot of harm to the environment

Plastics are so convenient that everyone should use them

There are better ways to make plastics now

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

Why did the author started out the text by describing her morning routine?

Include evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In paragraph 8, the author says "Researchers estimate that half of all sea turtles have eaten plastic."

What does "estimate" mean as used in this sentence?

Researchers know that exactly half of all sea turtles have eaten plastics

Researchers are curious about how many turtles have eaten plastic

Researchers guess that roughly almost half of all sea turtles have eaten plastics

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is an example of plastic used in our daily life?

A strawberry container

A bread bag

A peanut butter jar

All of these

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