HMH Paper or Plastic?

Why did cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle ban plastic shopping bags?

• They are more expensive than paper bags.

• They are harmful to the environment.

• They are not waterproof.

• They are difficult to produce.

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What percentage of plastic bags are recycled in the United States?

• 10 percent

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

• 1 percent

How long can it take for plastic bags to break down in a landfill?

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 500 years

• 50 years

What is a more environmentally friendly solution than using paper or plastic bags?

• Using more paper bags

• Using more plastic bags

• Reusing shopping bags

• Throwing bags in the trash

What is one disadvantage of making paper bags compared to plastic bags?

• Paper bags are cheaper to produce.

• Paper bags are more waterproof.

• Making paper bags uses more energy.

• Paper bags are easier to recycle.

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What does this sentence show? If we continue throwing plastic bags in the garbage, our landfills will become towering mountains of trash.

• the author’s use of humor to change the tone of the passage

• the author’s use of exaggeration to make a point about landfills

• the author’s use of details to support his argument for paper bags

• the author’s use of description to provide personal experience on the topic

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How does paragraph 2 support the author’s purpose?

• It compares the advantages of plastic bags to paper bags.

• It provides details about how plastic bags are manufactured.

• It explains how the way we use plastic bags harms the earth.

• It describes a new approach to solving problems caused by plastic bags.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 3. Is it more progressive to require people to use paper shopping bags rather than plastic ones? Think about the meaning of the suffix -ive. What is the meaning of progressive above?

• needing help

• being popular

• growing larger

• becoming better

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Read the sentence from paragraph 4. Scientists estimate that it takes four times as much energy to make a paper bag than to make a plastic one. Read the analogy. Estimate is to measure as sketch is to ______. Which word best completes the analogy?

• trace

• guess

• hurry

• look

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