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The Plastic Problem

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a problem with plastics?

a)

They are too easy to get.

b)

They are too cheap to buy.

c)

They never go away.

d)

They harm human.

2.

Plastics...

a)

keep the ocean clean.

b)

make animals hungrier.

c)

help humans protect animals

d)

harm the ocean environment.

3.

People can help reduce plastics by...

a)

breaking down plastics before putting them in trash.

b)

throwing their plastics in landfill rather than in the ocean.

c)

not going to the beach until the plastic is cleaned up.

d)

sorting their recycled trash correctly.

4.

Plastics are a part of everyday life. They can cause problems for the planet when ....

a)

they do not break down, they end up in landfill or ocean.

b)

they are sorted correctly and recycle them.

c)

human sort the recycled trash correctly.

d)

human use shopping bags instead of plastic bags.

5.

Decompose means ..

a)

to break down into smaller parts

b)

to gather an increasing number of something

c)

to tell in advance that something will happen

d)

to die or suffer from not eating and drinking

6.

To predict means ..

a)

to break down into smaller parts

b)

to gather an increasing number of something

c)

to tell in advance that something will happen

d)

to die or suffer from not eating and drinking

7.

Cause starvation means

a)

to die or suffer from not eating and drinking

b)

to spend money to gain a future benefit

c)

to tell in advance that something will happen

d)

to break down into smaller parts

8.

To solve the plastic problem for environment. Scientist and environmentalists are developing new ideas.

a)

create plastic-like substances made of shrimp shell or seaweed.

b)

create plastic bags even more.

c)

produce more plastic for food wrappers.

d)

throw more trash in landfill.

9.

Environmentalists encourage people ...

a)

to stop recycle plastic.

b)

to recycle more plastic into new products.

c)

to stop investing for new plastic company.

10.

Debris means

a)

scattered pieces of waste or remains.

b)

animal

c)

plants

d)

salt and mineral