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The 3Rs

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Click on the 3RS logo.

a)
b)
2.

What are the 3Rs?

a)

Recycle, reuse, rewrite.

b)

Rewrite, reduce, repeat.

c)

Reduce, recycle, reuse.

3.

What does reduce mean?

a)

use things again and again.

b)

only use things you need/use less things

c)

make new things from old things.

4.

What does reuse mean?

a)

use things again and again.

b)

only use things you need/use less things

c)

make new things from old things.

5.

What does recycle mean?

a)

use things again and again.

b)

only use things you need/use less things

c)

make new things from old things.

6.

Why is recycling important?

a)

It reduces waste

b)

It keeps us busy

c)

It increases our creativity

7.

What is it?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

8.

What is it?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

9.

What is it?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

10.

What is it?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

11.

What is it?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

12.

What is it?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Paper

13.

What is it?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Paper

14.

What is it?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Paper

15.

What is it?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Paper

16.

Which natural resource does recycling paper allow people to conserve?

a)

a) sun

b)

b) soil

c)

c) trees

17.

Always use ______ bags when you go shopping.

a)

a) plastic

b)

b) reusable

c)

c) glass

18.

Which of the following materials can be recycled?

a)

Paper

b)

Plastic

c)

Glass

d)

All of the above

19.

Choose the best three (3) examples of reusing.

a)

Conserve water and electricity

b)

Buy reusable over disposable items

c)

Use both sides of your notebook

d)

Use water bottles

20.

Peter is turning a piece of old clothing into a fashionable bag. Which of the 3Rs is he practising?

a)

Reusing

b)

Reducing

c)

Recycling

21.

True or False? Plastics decompose easily.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

To save our environment, we must:

a)

grow more trees and be a good model of environmental protector

b)

apply 3Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle

c)

educate people about the importance and how take care of environment

d)

all of above

23.

What is greenhouse effect?

a)

It refers to growing of trees around us

b)

It is painting the house green

c)

It is warming up of Earth's surface and the air above it.

24.

Name the the common greenhouse gases being generated at the landfills

a)

hydrogen and carbon dioxide

b)

methane gas and carbon dioxide (CO2)

c)

carbon dioxide and nitrogen

25.

Why do we need to “go green”?

a)

We need to save money.

b)

We need to save the Earth.

c)

We need to protect our school.

26.

Is pollution good for earth

a)

yes

b)

no

27.

what is the benefit of planting trees around house?

a)

get more oxygen

b)

get more dust

c)

get more carbon dioxide

d)

get more ants

28.

What is one way you can save energy in your house?

a)

Leave the TV on when, even when I am not watching it

b)

Turn the light off after I leave my bedroom

c)

Leave the lights on in all the rooms

d)

Never recycle plastic bottles

29.

What are the three (3) effects of global warming?

a)

A rise in sea level.

b)

Industry development.

c)

Spread of tropical diseases.

d)

Habitat loss or change faster than animals can adapt.

30.

We should take care of the Earth.

a)

Yes

b)

No