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Recycling Pre-Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does your garbage go after the truck collects it at your house?

a)

It goes to the coast, where it’s dumped into the ocean.

b)

It goes to the local landfill, where it is buried.

c)

It goes to Austin, where it is made into new products.

d)

It goes on a train to another state.

2.

Which of the following items DOES belong in the blue recycling cart?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

If you use a plastic bag for groceries one day and then make a kite out of it the next, the bag has been ___________.

a)

Reduced

b)

Reused

c)

Recycled

d)

Reversed

4.

If you choose to take reusable bags to the grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags provided, you have _______ the waste you generate.

a)

Reduced

b)

Reused

c)

Recycled

d)

Reversed

5.

If you take your plastic grocery bags back to the store and place them in the designated bin, they will be ______ into plastic lumber.

a)

Reduced

b)

Reused

c)

Recycled

d)

Reversed

6.

It’s better for the environment to use a durable, washable, refillable water bottle THAN it is to buy a case of plastic water bottles, drink the water, and recycle the empty plastic bottles.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

My recycling actions do not impact the economy or products made from recycled materials.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Recycling is the only way that we can decrease the amount of waste we make.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Plastic is made from a limited natural resource that is drilled from the Earth’s crust.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

If thrown in the trash instead of the recycling bin, how long does it take for a single plastic bottle to decompose?

a)

1 month

b)

2 years

c)

500 years

d)

80 years

11.

Choose the item(s) below that are accepted in the recycling bin:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
12.

Name some ways that you can reduce paper use at school or at home.

a)

Complete work digitally on your iPad

b)

Use both side of the paper

c)

Use scratch paper rather a clean new piece to take notes

d)

Use paper you plan to recycle for crafts or projects