Earth Day 2024 Review

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 23rd.
TRUE or FALSE?

• True

• False

In which year was Earth first celebrated?

• 1980

• 1970

• 1870

Earth Day events are held worldwide to show support for the Earth's environment.

The world 'worldwide' means ....

• throughout the world.

• part of the world.

• many countries.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct verb to fill in the blank.

Senator Nelson was _________ the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in recognirion of his work.

• protected

• proposed

• awarded

While Earth Day started observed in the United States, it did not take long for the trend to catch on.

The word 'to catch on' means....

• to be real.

• to become popular.

• to be ptotected.

Earth day can be a moment to learn about our planet.

What does 'our planet' here mean?

• the earth and moon.

• the earth

• all planets of the sun

Read the sentence below and guess the meaning of the word 'tossed around'.

'Many names were tossed around such as Environmnet Day, Protect Earth Day, and a few others.'

• mentioned; discussed

• prefered; liked

• rejected; denied

Read the sentence below and find the synonym of the word 'conserving'.

'Each year on Earth Day, people appreciate our planet and learn new things about about conserving our planet.'

• to observe

• to examine

• to preserve

Earth day is an annual event.

The word 'annual' means .....

• occurring once every month.

• occurring once every year.

• occurring once every 2 (two) year.

Read the sentence below and find the synonym of the underlined phrase.

'Earth day was first celebrated in 1970 and is now celebrated by over 192 countries all over the world.'

• wordy

• annually

• worldwide