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The Yucky Duck Rescue: A Mystery about Pollution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the girl asks why the boy is throwing the food away, what does the boy answer?

a)

I want to turn it into fertilizer

b)

I don't like this kind of food

c)

I'm not hungry

d)

I am helping the environment

2.

What is the Zero Waste Committee doing?

a)

They are learning how to cook by themselves

b)

They are going to school by train or bus

c)

They are trying to eat less meat

d)

They are composting their food scraps

3.

What did they see?

a)

A bird covered in oil

b)

A duck tangled up in some plastic

c)

A family of sea turtles nesting on the shore

d)

A dead fish floating belly-up

4.

How long can plastic take to biodegrade?

a)

450 years

b)

25 years

c)

100 years

d)

one century

5.

Why does algae grow like this in the picture?

a)

Due to the release of industrial pollutants into the air

b)

As a consequence of deforestation

c)

When there is an excessive amount of sunlight

d)

When there are too many nutrients in the water

6.

Wouldn't having lots of nutrients in the lake be a good thing?

a)

Yes, too much feed makes the lake healthy

b)

Yes, algae is produced by having too much of a good thing

c)

No, nature likes balance

d)

No, the algae grows from oxygen - a harmful nutrient

7.

Why does the lake smell so bad?

a)

Because the lake is filled with artificial plants to attract tourists

b)

Because some of the algae and plants are dying and rotting

c)

Because the plants are receiving a lot of sunlight

d)

Because the aquatic animals are reproducing

8.

Why is the camp full of trash on the floor?

a)

Due to strong winds that blew garbage from nearby areas into the campsite

b)

Heavy rain washed debris and garbage into the campsite

c)

Due to a sudden garbage disposal system failure that caused trash to overflow

d)

Because a raccoon got into a bag full of trash last night

9.

What solution did the kids find for the problem?

a)

They convinced the camp owner to place some trash cans on the campsite

b)

They built their own compost bins to dispose of organic waste at the campsite

c)

They distributed posters about the importance of keeping the campsite clean

d)

They conducted workshops and educational sessions at the campsite

10.

What is killing those trees?

a)

A forest fire

b)

Insect infestation

c)

Damage from acid rain

d)

Pesticide use

11.

What caused the soil erosion in this area?

a)

The farmer is building a new house in the area

b)

The farmer got rid of all the trees and bushes there

c)

There are many grazing animals eating all the vegetation

d)

It rained more than usual last week

12.

What was causing the excess of nutrients in the lake?

a)

Alien spaceships releasing nutrient-rich substances into the lake

b)

The use of fertilizer

c)

An underground volcanic eruption

d)

Nutrient-rich waste from a nearby laboratory