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Waste Management

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Among the following, which object can be recycled?

a)

Concrete

b)

Compost

c)

Glass

d)

Soil

2.

How can organic waste be recycled?

a)

Composting

b)

Burning

c)

Recycling

d)

Reusing

3.

Why does residual waste management need to done properly ?

a)

To reduce cost

b)

To reduce bad environmental effects

c)

To grow the cities

d)

To increase the waste

4.

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

a)

Recycle

b)

Recover

c)

Reduce

d)

Reproduce

5.

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

6.

One of the following is an example of reducing:

a)

Bringing Newspaper to a recycling centre.

b)

Using small bag as a garbage bag.

c)

Using less water when you shower

d)

All of above

7.

If something is nonrenewable then it-

a)

It can be used only once or cannot be replaced by nature.

b)

Electricity in your house.

c)

Regularly replaced by nature.

d)

It can be used again and again.

8.

Recycling is a process of -

a)

Disposing of waste materials

b)

Collection of waste materials

c)

Making new materials

d)

Converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

9.

Which of the following materials is converted into a pulp or slurry during the recycling process?

a)

Glass

b)

Plastic bottles

c)

Papers

d)

Green leafy vegetables

10.

You can recycle paper cartons with food scraps or stains.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes only

d)

Can't say

11.

Group this waste.

a)

Metal

b)

Paper

c)

Excretion and defecation

d)

Organic

12.

Group this waste.

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Paper

13.

Which of the following is not biodegradable items? More than one answer.

a)

Animal's feces (manure)

b)

toilet roll

c)

Skin of rambutan

d)

Polystrene cup

e)

Jewellery

14.

Which is the definition of compost?

a)

Animal's dung that is used in fertiliser

b)

Decayed organic materials as fertiliser

c)

waste that can be broken down by microorganism

15.

How do you manage this waste?

a)

Colour the smoke in white

b)

Release it at night

c)

Filter the smoke before release it to the air

d)

Close all the factory

16.

What do you do with these wastes? More than one answer.

a)

Turn into plant pot

b)

Throw into dustbin

c)

Turn into stationery container

d)

Make as watering can

17.
Which item should you NOT put in your compost pile?
a)
food scraps
b)
autumn leaves
c)
wood chips
d)
plastic
18.
The three main categories of waste include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and:
a)
industrial waste 
b)
radioactive waste 
c)
wastewater
d)
green waste
19.
Why are non-biodegradable plastics a problem in the environment?
a)
They do not decompose or break down naturally
b)
They leak toxic chemicals
c)
They are filling up lakes and ponds
d)
They contain poisons for wildlife
20.

Bring your own cloth bag when shopping. Which "R" is this?

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

c)

Reuse

d)

Recycle

e)

Recover

21.

Use handkerchief instead of tissue paper. Which "R" is this?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

e)

Repair