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WorksheetsOrganic - Check for Understanding
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Produce is
a word that means fruits and vegetables
a word that means pesticides
Farmers use pesticides because
they like to drink them
they need to protect their crops from weeds and pests
they think pesticides smell great
pesticides are healthy
EWG stands for
Everyone Wants Gum
Environmental Working Group
Earth Worm Gals
Eat Wheat Grains
The Dirty Dozen are
12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue
15 fruits and vegetables with the least amount of residue
the name of a hip hop group
people who study pesticides for a living
The Clean 15 are
teachers who work with students struggling with math class
15 fruits and veggies that are lowest in pesticides
12 fruits and veggies with the highest level of pesticides
farm workers who only group organic food
Residue is
a small amount of something that remains or is leftover
a leafy, green vegetable
one of the veggies in the dirty dozen
a process for cleaning fruit
Spinach and kale are on the Clean 15 list.
True
False
The EWG says that people should avoid organic produce because it is harmful.
True
False
Exposure means
you stay away from something
you are around something
you use chemicals to kill pests
you like something
How does the EWG determine which types of produce make the clean or dirty list?
they decide which fruits and veggies taste the best
they determine how much pesticide residue is on them
Harmful means
it is good for your health
it is organic and clean
it is bad for your health
it could kill you
Avocado, sweet corn, and pineapple are all
on the Clean 15 list
on the Dirty Dozen list
types of bread
types of animals
Spinach, kale, and strawberries are all
types of pesticides
on the Clean 15 List
on the Dirty Dozen list
types of weeds
How many are in a dozen?
10
12
15
100
According to the article, people should avoid exposure to pesticides.
True
False
The author's purpose is
to entertain the reader
to persuade the reader to buy only organic
to inform the reader about pesticides found on produce
to compare and contrast different fruits and vegetables
The suffix -cide in the word pesticide means
to survive
to kill
to make
to clean
Organic means
it is 100% clean and free of pesticides
farmers use natural pesticides instead of chemicals
the government does not like it
people think it is friendly
All of the following are true about pesticides EXCEPT
scientists know exactly how pesticides affect our health
farmers use pesticides to kill pests
they keep weeds from overtaking or killing crops
many pesticides are made from chemicals
Neutral means
presenting both sides, calm, not aligned with any side
angry, hot-headed
comical, funny, entertaining
to be strongly in favor of one side of an issue
