Recycle Rally

Based on ideas presented throughout the selection "Recycle Rally", what can the reader conclude about Arnold Elementary?

• They feel passionate about recycling.

• They just want to win the prize money.

• They have always struggled with recycling.

• They are no longer the leading school for recycling.

What is the meaning of "eco-ambassadors" in "Eco-Hero" paragraph 4?

• a student who learned about safety

• a student who knows how to recycle

• a person who encourages recycling

• a person who helps the community

Part A: What is the central idea of the selection "Eco-Hero"?

• Recycling at school will force everyone to work together as a team, or else they will fail.

• Recycling at school is possible if you set up colorful bins all around and teach everyone how to use each one.

• Recycling at school helps students become eco-heroes who make the world a better place.

• Recycling at school will help your school feel connected to the community.

Part B: Which detail from the selection "Eco-Hero" supports the answer in Part A?

• But recycling at school is also a big job. We learn to be responsible citizens who care about the environment.

• Citizens who make the world better and the future brighter. We understand that every little thing we do makes a big change.

• Recycling helps our planet.

• So, if you're in a school that recycles, you're a hero. You're making our world better, one recycled item at a time!

Which claim does the author make in the selection "Eco-Hero"?

• Recycling is a school's job.

• Recycling is not enough.

• Recycling should be in every school.

• Recycling is making our world better.

How are the ideas about recycling in the selection "Recycle Rally" DIFFERENT from the ideas in the selection "Eco-Hero"?

• "Recycle Rally" shows that students can also be responsible citizens.

• "Recycle Rally" shows that one school can collect a lot of recyclables.

• "Recycle Rally" says that recycling will help one school save the Earth.

• "Recycle Rally" says that there is both good and bad to recycling.

Based on details in the selection "Recycle Rally," what will most likely happen next year?

• The school will participate in the contest again and be successful.

• The school will decide not to participate in the contest again.

• The school will for sure win the top prize again.

• The school will participate, but not everyone will help, so they will lose.

What is one way the authors of BOTH the selection "Eco-Hero" and the selection "Recycle Rally" support their claims?

• By showing how students can help Earth by recycling

• By explaining how to sort and recycle bottles and cans

• By showing how recycling can be fun

• By explaining how not recycling can impact the Earth

How is the information in "Recycle Rally" organized?

• A cause-and-effect pattern is used.

• A chronological pattern is used.

• A compare-and-contrast pattern is used.

• A descriptive pattern is used.

In paragraph 4 of the selection "Eco-Hero," what opinion does the author use to explain why recycling is fun?

• Everyone, from the principal to the students, helps.

• Tell their friends to recycle

• There are even fun contests

• recycling adventure