Questions for Practice on Wasting things
1. Why is it important not to waste things?
a) Because it's fun To save sunlight
b) To keep our surroundings clean and produce less trash.
c) To help trees grow
d) We should waste things, it's not bad for the environment.
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Answer: b) To keep our surroundings clean and produce less trash.
Explanation: Not wasting things is important because it reduces the amount of waste in our surroundings.
2. We all should share things to save our environment. If Emma has to share her belongings with her friend, which of the following things she should not share?
a)
b)
c)
d)
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Answer: c
Explanation: We should not give our rubbish to someone else but rather dispose of it responsibly.
3. When we throw this object, it adds up in a big pile of garbage and doesn't disappear easily. What object is it?
a) Plastic toy
b) Half-eaten apple
c) Leaf
d) Wooden sticks
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Answer: a) Plastic toy
Explanation: Plastic toys don't disappear easily and add up in the pile of garbage.
4. In the story above it was encouraged to reuse things to save the environment. Which of the following options is the correct meaning of reuse?
a) Throwing things away
b) Using things again
c) Hiding things
d) Buying new things
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Answer: b) Using things again
Explanation: We should use things again that will reduce the amount of garbage.
5. How can you reduce water waste at home?
a) Leave the tap running
b) Take long showers
c) Turn off the tap when not in use
d) Use lots of water for gardening
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Answer: c) Turn off the tap when not in use
Explanation: We should turn it off when not in use to save water.
6. Lily has lots of clothes and her mom has suggested she remove her clothes which she no longer needs. What she should do to her old clothes?
a) Throw them away
b) Keep them in the closet
c) Donate or share them
d) Wear them anyway
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Answer: c) Donate or share them
Explanation: We should always share things with others instead of throwing them away.
7. Which of the following is not a method of reusing a glass jar?
a) Throw it away
b) Use it as a vase
c) Use it as a storage container
d) Paint it and use it as a decorative piece
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Answer: a) Throw it away
Explanation: We should not throw away things like that but try to find ways of reusing them.
8. What's the best way of using a light bulb so that we are saving electricity and also helping the environment?
a) Keep it on all the time
b) Switch it off when no one is in the room
c) Not use bulbs at all
d) Keep the light dim all the time
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Answer: b) Switch it off when no one is in the room
Explanation: We should switch off light bulbs when no one is using them to save energy.
9. How can you help reduce plastic waste?
a) Use plastic bags for everything
b) Throw plastic bottles in the trash
c) Use a reusable water bottle
d) Don't let others use plastic bottles
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Answer: c) Use a reusable water bottle
Explanation: We should use reusable plastic to reduce the number of plastic waste.
Max does not want to use his old jeans anymore. What out of the following he should not do in order to utilise his old jeans properly?
a) He can make a tote bag out of it
b) He can give it to someone needy
c) He can make a waste cloth out of it to clean his study table
d) He should throw it into the river.
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Answer: d) He should throw it into the river.
Explanation: We should not throw things we don't need anymore in the river rather try to reuse them to lessen the amount of trash.
