WorksheetsOne Plastic Bag Comp Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
This story is what genre?
autobiography
biography
realistic fiction
informational text
What is Isatou using to carry fruit at the beginning of the story?
plastic bag
palm-leaf basket
rope basket
backpack
Isatou confessed to Grandmother that she broke her basket. Confessed means that
she admitted to doing something wrong
she talked to her loudly
she denied doing anything wrong
she explained something using a long story
What does Isatou do with her broken plastic bag?
she gives it away
she places it in a trash can
she repairs it with glue
she drops it on the ground
What happened to make Isatou aware of the problem with the bags?
fish in the river started dying
her grandmother slipped on a bag and fell
her goats started dying
her dogs started chewing on the bags
The goats began to forage in the trash. What does forage mean?
search for food
play around
climb
run really fast
What did Isatou and her friends do with the bags first?
they cut them up
they braided them
they washed them
they painted them
How did they turn the bags into purses?
they melted them into new plastic
they added fabric to patch the holes
they sewed large pieces together
they crocheted the plastic strips
Why are the bags considered recycled?
the bags are brightly colored
they're made by older people
they're made from old materials that are being used again
they're made from all new materials
Isatou made enough money to buy
a sewing machine
new clothes
new bus
a new goat
Why does Isatou start picking up the plastic bags that are on the ground?
She hears that the butcher needs more of them for his shop.
She learns that goats have been getting sick from eating them.
She thinks her family can use them when their old baskets break.
She wants to clean them off so she can store her papers inside them.
The passage says that mosquitoes swarm around the pile of plastic bags. What does swarm mean?
bite
search
gather
awaken
One sentence in the passage says that Isatou watches while her sister crochets. Why did the author most likely write this sentence?
to show that Isatou is interested in the people around her
so readers can understand why Isatou is proud of her family
so readers can learn how to crochet plastic thread along with Isatou
to show what first causes Isatou to think of crocheting with plastic thread
How are Isatou and her friends able to clean up their village?
by turning plastic bags into purses to sell in the city
by bringing plastic bags to a recycling center in the city
by teaching others about the harm that plastic bags can cause
by asking their neighbors to use paper bags rather than plastic bags
What is the passage mostly about?
how to make art from everyday things
the way of life of people living in the Gambia
a person who finds a clever way to solve a problem
why countries must work together to take care of Earth
Why would a plastic bag be better than a palm-leaf baskt?
What is different about dropping a broken basket on the ground and dropping a broken plastic bag
on the ground?
The bear will (a) through the forest to find berries.
The students found a way to (a) their crayons by melting them and making crafts.
It is always best to (a) what you did before your parents find out.
