5.5 The Problem with Plastic Bags

1. What is the genre of this week's story?

• Persuasive Text
• Realistic Fiction
• Poetry
• Narrative Nonfiction

2. How many bags are produced each year?

• 500
• 500 billion
• 100,000

3. About how many bags are recycled?

• 3%
• 100%
• 50

4. Fish and birds mistake plastic bags for what?

• houses
• food
• other animals

5. Why do many stores put bins out for plastic bags?

• to resell them
• to throw them away
• to recycle

6. The number of bags littering the streets dropped when cities in California did what?

• banned plastic water bottles
• banned plastic bags
• made new rules about littering

7. What does it take to make plastic bags?

• resources
• writers
• history

8. What is a reason the author gave to keep plastic bags?

• Everyone likes plastic bags.
• They are fun to carry.
• They are convenient to use.

9. What is a reason to ban plastic bags?

• Less waste and litter
• They are ugly and cheap
• Reusable bags are cuter

10. What are many stores doing to help make recycling easier?

• They put up signs that say "NO LITTERING".
• Throwing away plastic bags for customers.
• They put out bins for plastic bags