Recycling and Environmental Awareness Quiz

What are paper products made from?

• Plastic

• Metal

• Trees

• Glass

What happens each time we take something from the earth?

• We make it better

• We change the earth

• We make it disappear

• We make it grow

What is one effect of changing the earth mentioned in the text?

• It is always good for us

• It is not always good for us

• It makes us rich

• It makes us happy

What happens when something is recycled?

• It is thrown away

• It is used again

• It disappears

• It is burned

Why is it smart to recycle?

• It makes more trash

• It helps the earth

• It costs money

• It takes more time

What is the author's point of view about recycling?

• It's hard to do

• It's easy and helps the Earth

• It's expensive

• It's boring

What is recycling?

• Recycling is throwing away old objects.

• Recycling is burning waste materials.

• Recycling is using materials again in a new way.

• Recycling is storing waste in landfills.

What can be recycled?

What is the text, Recycle That!, mostly about?

• The text is mostly about how it helps to recycle as much as possible.

• The text is mostly about how we use paper.

• The text is about how an elephant made from plastic.

• The text is about the benefits of making plastic.

Read these sentences from Recycle That!

Many towns and cities have special programs for recycling.

Each home gets a special container for items to be recycled.

Which of the following means the same as "container"?

• plan

  think of how to do something before you do it

• box

  something that holds things inside of it

• area

  an open place or space

• direction

  something you follow or a way to go