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L 4 Waste management

Total questions: 16

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.

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.

6.

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.

7.

Which one is not a benefit of recycling ?

a)

It reduces pollution .

b)

It conserves natural resources.

c)

It saves energy.

d)

It may cause diseases.

8.

The four R's of waste disposal are (a)   , Reuse, Recycle and Rethink .

9.

Which of the following disease is caused by waste material thrown in open areas ?

a)

Cholera

b)

Plague

c)

Typhoid

d)

All the above

10.

Which of the following is not an example of non biodegradable waste ?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plastic

c)

Eggshell

d)

Broken Glass

11.

Waste is anything that we............

a)

Can use again

b)

Cannot use again

c)

Can eat properly

d)

Can gift others

12.

To use something again is called .....................

a)

Reuse

b)

Rethink

c)

Reduce

d)

Trash

13.

Construction waste can be used for .................

a)

Building walls

b)

Making pots

c)

Making decorative material

d)

Filling ditches

14.

We should donate our old books, toys and clothes to the needy .

a)

False

b)

True

15.

Find the odd one out.

a)

Dry leaves

b)

Egg shell

c)

Nails

d)

Old Newspaper

16.

Which one of the following is not correct ?

a)

A plastic bucket can be recycled .

b)

All living beings produce waste .

c)

Non biodegradable waste can be converted into harmless substance .

d)

The garbage has become a hazard/danger for human beings ,animals, birds and the environment .